FBI Says Received Vague Tips Ahead of Deadly California Synagogue Shooting

FBI Says Received Vague Tips Ahead of Deadly California Synagogue Shooting
A candlelight vigil is held at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church for victims of a shooting incident at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, Calif., on April 27, 2019. REUTERS/John Gastaldo
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The FBI on April 29 said it received multiple tips about a security threat minutes before a gunman opened fire in a California synagogue, killing a woman and wounding three other people, but did not have enough detail or time to prevent the attack.

Police are investigating what motivated a 19-year-old suspect to open fire on the Chabad of Poway synagogue in suburban San Diego on April 27, including whether to bring hate crime charges against the man who surrendered to police shortly after the attack.