A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California early Sunday, leaving one woman dead and three other people injured, police say.
And after the brutal attack at Poway, north of the city of San Diego, the 19-year-old man responsible for the attack has been arrested.
Reports said that the synagogue had been hosting a Passover celebration when the shooting took place.
Police have not found a motive but US President Donald Trump said the attack “looks like a hate crime”.
The shooting comes just after six months of a gun attack that claimed the lives of 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. It was the worst anti-Semitic attack in recent US history.
Bill Gore, San Diego County Sheriff told reporters that investigators are currently reviewing the suspect’s social media activity and examining an open letter published online.
He said, “During the shooting, four individuals were wounded and transported to Palomar hospital. One succumbed to their wounds. The other three are in stable condition.”
Mayor Steve Vaus added that the rabbi had been shot in the hand.
He told MSNBC, “For this to happen only a week later at the end of the Passover, only a week after Easter is horrific.”
Sheriff Gore said that the officers were called to the Chabad synagogue just before 11:30 (18:30 GMT) after the man had already opened fire with an “AR-15 type” assault rifle.
He said an off-duty border patrol officer shot at the suspect as he fled the scene of the attack in a vehicle, but did not hit him.
The suspect was later arrested by another officer, added San Diego chief of police David Nisleit.
He said, “He clearly saw the suspect’s vehicle, the suspect jumped out with his hands up and was immediately taken into custody.”
“As the officer was placing this 19-year-old male into custody, he clearly saw a rifle on the front passenger seat of the suspect vehicle.”