The Los Angeles Police Department was monitoring Saturday’s shooting at a synagogue in San Diego County and will conduct high visibility patrols around houses of worship in their area, officials said.
“We’re closing monitoring the synagogue shooting in Poway and communicating with our local, state and federal partners,” the Los Angeles Police Department tweeted. “At this time there’s no nexus to Los Angeles, but in an abundance of caution, we will conduct high visibility patrols around synagogues and other houses of worship.”
According to Poway Mayor Steve Vaus, one person was killed in the shooting at Congregation Chabad and a few more were injured, including the synagogue’s rabbi.
Authorities warned the public to stay away from the area near the synagogue at 16934 Chabad Way in Poway — a suburb of about 50,000 people north of San Diego — as the investigation was expected to take several hours.
One person had been detained for questioning as of about 12:30 p.m., the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department tweeted. The victims were taken to Palomar Medical Center, though deputies still didn’t confirm how many were injured or how serious their injuries were.
Saturday is the final day of Passover.