POWAY, Calif. -- Authorities have identified 19-year-old John Earnest as the man who opened fire at a San Diego-area synagogue Saturday morning, killing one worshipper and injuring three others.Earnest entered the synagogue with an "AR-type assault weapon" and began shooting, according to San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore. Law enforcement sources told ABC News the shooting happened quickly, and the shooter appears to have fired more than 10 rounds before leaving the synagogue.One victim, 60-year-old Lori Gilbert Kaye, was taken to a hospital but later died . A friend of Kaye's, Audrey Jacobs, said on Facebook that she was "taking bullets" for Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein to save his life, and the rabbi continued to give his sermon after being shot. Goldstein was also shot, while 8-year-old Noya Dahan and 34-year-old Almog Peretz suffered shrapnel wounds. Their injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.Gore said there were indications that Earnest's weapon malfunctioned during the shooting. ABC News has learned that Earnest was wearing a helmet-mounted camera and planned to live-stream the attack online, but the camera apparently also malfunctioned.An off-duty Border Patrol officer attempted to stop the suspected Earnest inside the synagogue, but Earnest escaped and later called the California Highway Patrol to arrange his own surrender following the shooting, according to authorities. San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit said the officer who took Earnest into custody clearly saw a firearm in the front seat of Earnest's car.The suspect used a .223 AR rifle that was purchased weeks before the attack, a law enforcement source told ABC News.Earnest, who had no previous contact with law enforcement, may be charged with a hate crime in addition to homicide, Gore said. Investigators said Saturday they were working to determine whether or not Earnest was involved in a recent fire at a mosque in nearby Escondido, California Investigators are also looking into social media posts and an online open letter attributed to Earnest.A person identifying themselves as John Earnest posted an anti-Jewish screed online about an hour before the attack. The poster described himself as a nursing school student and praised the suspects accused of carrying out deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand last month and at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue Oct. 27.</s>April 27 (UPI) -- Police have detained a man in connection with a shooting Saturday at the Chabad of Poway synagogue that killed a woman and wounded three other people, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.

San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore on Twitter identified the suspect as John Earnest, 19, of San Diego. He said Earnest used an AR-type assault weapon during the shooting.

The shooting occurred during a Passover Holiday Celebration at 1:23 p.m. PDT in Poway, about 30 miles north of San Diego. It happened on the last day of Passover for Orthodox Jews.

"A man has been detained for questioning in connection with a shooting incident at the Chabad of Poway synagogue," the Sheriff's Office in the city of Poway tweeted.

Authorities are trying to determine whether the white suspect is linked to an incident at the Dar-ul-Arqam Mosque, also known as the Islamic Center of Escondido, last month in which no injuries were reported but the exterior of the building was damaged, CNN reported.

Gore said they are in the process of reviewing the online content "to determine its validity and authenticity."

One witness said he heard about 15 shots that lasted around 30 seconds.

Walter Vandivort heard the gunshots from his home nearby.

"I see Orthodox Jews walking to their synagogue and we've never had a problem," Vandivort told The New York Times.

An off-duty Border Patrol agent working security at the synagogue fired shots into the gunman's vehicle as it sped off.

The suspect was pulled over by a San Diego police officer soon afterward. He then "jumped out with his hands up," San Diego Police Chief Davis Nislei said.

A rabbi conducting the service sustained hand injuries, and continued with his sermon, telling people to stay strong, the Los Angeles Times reported.

An older woman died from gunshot wounds, while two adult males, including the rabbi, are in stable condition at Palomar Medical Center Poway. A juvenile female was transported from the hospital to Rady Children's Hospital. "They're doing well," the sheriff's department posted on Twitter.

In an interview with MSNBC, Poway Mayor Steve Vaus said the shooting "was a hate crime, and that will not stand."

The synagogues, founded in in 1986, is affiliated with Lubavitch, a branch within Orthodox Judaism's Hasidic movement.

The Poway synagogue shooting comes exactly six months to the day of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27 in which 11 parishioners died.</s>Police in San Diego county have named 19-year-old John Earnest as the man held for questioning following a shooting at a synagogue on Saturday that left one woman dead and at least three injured
• San Diego synagogue shooting: one dead and three injured</s>John Earnest has been identified as the suspect who entered a San Diego-area synagogue and opened fire in an attack that has left one person dead and several others injured.

Police in the city of Poway said the 19-year-old white man opened fire in what they believe was a hate crime given statements he made during or prior to the shooting. The shooter was believed to have used what police described as an “AR-type assault weapon” in the attack.

Esmeralda Medellin, a reporter with Telemundo, noted on Twitter that several law enforcement sources had identified the shooting suspect as John T. Earnest, a 19-year-old white man.

As WCBS reporter Kevin Rincon reported on Twitter, authorities said one woman was killed in the attack and three others were taken to the hospital, including a child and the rabbi at the synagogue.

John Earnest was identified as a San Diego resident, and police were reportedly poring over the man’s social media pages to glean more information about the attack and his motives.

Police said the shooting could have been much worse were it not for the brave actions of the congregants inside the synagogue at the time of the attack.

“I also understand from folks on the scene that this shooter was engaged by people in the congregation and those brave people certainly prevented this from being a much worse tragedy,” Poway Mayor Steve Vaus told CNN.

Police said John Earnest fled the scene after the synagogue shooting, but an off-duty Border Patrol agent opened fire on the suspect. Earnest was apprehended in his car and surrendered to police with his hands up.

Witnesses said the leader of the synagogue remained calm in the midst of the shooting. Congregation member Minoo Anvari, whose husband witnessed the shooting, told CNN that the synagogue’s rabbi made a call for unity and prayed even after he was shot.

“This is something bad (that) is happening all over,” Anvari said. “And we have to believe that this bad thing is real and we don’t have to ignore it. We have to open our eyes. He prayed for peace. I respect him — even in spite of being injured he refused to go to hospital and he spoke. And he finished his speech and he then left the synagogue.”

The shooting took place six months after the deadliest attack on a Jewish community in American history, when a shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh left 11 people dead. That attack was also described as a targeted hate crime from a suspect who posted anti-semitic comments online.

Police have not yet announced the exact charges John Earnest will face in relation to the San Diego-area synagogue shooting.</s>POWAY, Calif. — The suspect detained in connected to the shooting at the Congregation Chabad in Poway has been identified as John T. Earnest.

Earnest, 19, has posted anti-Trump and anti-Jewish messages on social media and has created a manifesto. In the manifesto, Earnest references scorching a mosque in Escondido.

RELATED: 1 dead, 3 injured after shooting at Chabad synagogue in Poway

Earnest was reportedly driving a Honda sedan and inside the car was an assault-style weapon found on the passenger seat. A GoPro camera was also discovered in the vehicle. A bullet hole was seen in the driver’s-side door.

According to police, Earnest walked into the Congregation Chabad in Poway and started shooting. An off-duty Border Patrol agent was inside when the shooting started. The agent opened fire while the suspect fled. The bullets missed the suspect, but hit the suspect's door. The shooter then took off down the street where he was eventually taken into custody after calling 911 to say he was involved in a shooting. When SDPD caught up with him Earnest got out of his car with his hands up and was arrested.</s>John Earnest has been identified as the suspect who entered a San Diego-area synagogue and opened fire in an attack that has left one person dead and several others injured.

Police in the city of Poway said the 19-year-old white man opened fire in what the believe was a hate crime given statements he made during or prior to the shooting. The shooter was believed to have used what police described as an “AR-type assault weapon” in the attack.

Esmeralda Medellin, a reporter with Telemundo, noted on Twitter that several law enforcement sources had identified the shooting suspect as John T. Earnest, a 19-year-old white man.

As WCBS reporter Kevin Rincon reported on Twitter, authorities said one woman was killed in the attack and three others were taken to the hospital, including a child and the rabbi at the synagogue.

John Earnest was identified as a San Diego resident, and police were reportedly poring over the man’s social media pages to glean more information about the attack and his motives.

Police said the shooting could have been much worse were it not for the brave actions of the congregants inside the synagogue at the time of the attack.

“I also understand from folks on the scene that this shooter was engaged by people in the congregation and those brave people certainly prevented this from being a much worse tragedy,” Poway Mayor Steve Vaus told CNN.

Police said John Earnest fled the scene after the synagogue shooting, but an off-duty Border Patrol agent opened fire on the suspect. Earnest was apprehended in his car and surrendered to police with his hands up.

Witnesses said the leader of the synagogue remained calm in the midst of the shooting. Congregation member Minoo Anvari, whose husband witnessed the shooting, told CNN that the synagogue’s rabbi made a call for unity and prayed even after he was shot.

“This is something bad (that) is happening all over,” Anvari said. “And we have to believe that this bad thing is real and we don’t have to ignore it. We have to open our eyes. He prayed for peace. I respect him — even in spite of being injured he refused to go to hospital and he spoke. And he finished his speech and he then left the synagogue.”

The shooting took place six months after the deadliest attack on a Jewish community in American history, a shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh that left 11 people dead. That attack was also described as a targeted hate crime from a suspect who posted anti-Semitic comments online.

Police have not yet announced the exact charges John Earnest will face in related to the San Diego-area synagogue shooting.</s>POWAY, Calif. — Authorities say 1 woman dies from wounds in shooting at Southern California synagogue; 19-year-old man in custody.

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</s>A 19-year-old gunman opened fire inside a synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of a major Jewish holiday, killing a woman and wounding the rabbi and two others Saturday, authorities said.President Donald Trump and other elected officials decried what they called …Read more via POLITICO – https://politi.co/2GFCMdR Get more World News</s>Friends of a the woman killed during the mass shooting at Congregation Chabad synagogue Saturday are calling her a hero. 60-year old Lori Kaye of Poway, California reportedly shielded her rabbi from the gunman, saving the life of Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein.

Kaye was shot and died minutes later at Palomar Medical Center Poway. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein was injured from a gunshot to his hand. One child and a man were also shot and they are in stable condition. They are identified as 8-year old Noya Dahan and 34-year old Almog Peretz.

Police have identified the gunman, 19-year old John Earnest of San Diego. Armed with an assault rifle, The California State University San Marcos student opened fire on congregants during end of Passover worship services late Saturday morning. He later called 911 and surrendered to police.

According to the Union-Tribune, an anti-Semitic manifesto written by Earnest includes an admission that he had attempted to commit arson against an Escondido mosque in March.

The San Diego Sheriff’s office says Earnest is charged with one count of first degree murder and three counts of attempted first degree murder in the Poway synagogue shooting.

New York Times best selling author, Radio & TV host of Turningpoint Dr. David Jeremiah of Shadow Mountain Community Church of El Cajon, California released a statement about the shooting saying:

“Today we mourn with those directly impacted by today’s tragic synagogue shooting at the Chabad of Poway. Poway is a community close to Turning Point and Shadow Mountain Community Church. Our prayers are with the victims and their families and for all the Jewish people throughout this city, this country, and the world. The Christian community stands firmly and compassionately behind our Jewish brothers and sisters, and we condemn hatred against anyone, especially those with their heads bowed in prayer, as those in Poway were, celebrating the last day of Passover. May God be close to those who have suffered this terrible tragedy.

The Congregation Chabad synagogue shooting was the second mass shooting to occur at a U.S. synagogue within the past six months. Eleven people were killed and seven injured in a mass shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue October 27th, exactly six months prior to the Poway shooting.</s>Emotional gatherings with messages of peace and love were held across San Diego County in the hours following a shooting at a synagogue's Passover celebration that left a woman dead and a rabbi and two others injured.

"There's no better response to evil and hatred in this world than to gather and say 'no,'" said Pastor Mark McKone-Sweet, who led a vigil Sunday night at the Rancho Bernardo Community Church in North County San Diego.

McKone-Sweet's parish, St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, is feet away from where a man with a rifle opened fire on a crowd of people celebrating the last day of Passover at Chabad of Poway.

About 1,000 people of different faiths, including Poway Mayor Steve Vaus, gathered for the vigil that was organized in less than six hours via social media. Attendees shared messages of love and sang messages of hope; "We are not afraid," one song repeated.

The pastor's message: Love will conquer everything regardless of faith.

"It's so important that we stand with each other and we share our values and we share the love that unites us and not that divides us," Temple Adat Shalom Cantor Lori Wilinsky Frank said.

A second vigil was held at Hoyt Park in Scripps Ranch and, on Sunday, a gathering was planned by Indivisible San Diego, at the synongogue where the shooting occurred to stand in solidarity with the congregation.

Outside the synagogue, a growing memorial of flowers and signs was juxtaposed next to lines of yellow police tape, which blocked worshipers and visitors from approaching the building where, just before noon Saturday, a man with a rifle entered the synagogue and opened fire on the people inside, fatally shooting one person and injuring three others.

Law enforcement identified the woman who died as 60-year-old Lori Gilbert-Kaye. The injured were identified as 57-year-old Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein and 34-year-old Almog Peretz. An eight-year-old girl injured in the shooting was not named.

Goldstein suffered injuries to index fingers, which trauma surgeon Michael Katz, M.D. said was "the largest injury" of the three surviving victims.

All patients were released from the hospital Sunday afternoon, according to

A suspect, later identified as 19-year-old John T. Earnest, a graduate of Mount Carmel High School and a student at Cal State San Marcos, was taken into custody approximately two miles away from the synagogue.

Earnest does not have a criminal history and has no apparent connection with white supremacist groups, according to San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore.

The sheriff's department prepared search warrants Saturday for the Earnest residence, his vehicle and for the synagogue in Poway. They were also collecting digital evidence and were aware of his manifesto, Gore said.

Officials have not released a possible motive for the shooting.

Mayor Steve Vaus called the shooting a hate crime and was visibly upset at the tragedy in his community during the vigil at Rancho Bernardo Community Church.

Vaus said he received a phone call from President Donald Trump expressing condolences and offering support.

A GoFundMe page was created Saturday night to raise money to help pay for "any necessary medical operations for the victims, funeral services, synagogue reparations or anything else the synagogue would need assistance with."
John Earnest, a 19-year-old student at California State University, San Marcos, is arrested after Poway synagogue shooting.