Police name synagogue shooting suspect, probe anti-Semitic manifestoJohn Earnest accused of carrying out deadly attack on Poway Chabad; document put online hours before by author with same name cites Christchurch mosque attacks as inspirationPolice said they were reviewing a manifesto allegedly posted by a suspect in the shooting of a California synagogue Saturday, as they worked to establish a motive for the deadly attack.
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore told a press conference that investigators were reviewing the social media activity of a suspect detained after the shooting and establishing the legitimacy of an open letter published online.
Gore named the suspect as John Earnest and said he did not have a police record.
27, 2019 in Poway, California. (SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP)
Police said they were reviewing a manifesto allegedly posted by a suspect in the shooting of a California synagogue Saturday, as they worked to establish a motive for the deadly attack.
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore told a press conference that investigators were reviewing the social media activity of a suspect detained after the shooting and establishing the legitimacy of an open letter published online.
Gore named the suspect as John Earnest and said he did not have a police record.
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“We’re looking into digital evidence and checking the authenticity of an online manifesto,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet.
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