Deadly Synagogue Shooting Suspect in California Linked to Mosque Arson

Deadly Synagogue Shooting Suspect in California Linked to Mosque Arson
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore, left, walks past the Chabad of Poway Synagogue in Poway, Calif., on April 27, 2019. Denis Poroy/Photo via AP
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POWAY, Calif.—A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a Southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation in connection with an unsolved mosque arson.

The gunman walked into the suburban San Diego synagogue late morning on April 27, the last day of the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover, and opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing one woman inside and wounding three others, including the rabbi, authorities said.