[Twosugars]

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San Diego shooting suspect posted 'open letter' online

Antisemitic screed says 19-year-old was motivated by New Zealand mosque massacres and Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

The 19-year-old California man detained by police after a hate-motivated shooting at a synagogue near San Diego claimed to have been motivated by the deadly attack on two mosques in New Zealand last month.

Police in the US said the gunman, named as John T Earnest, opened fire inside the synagogue in Poway, about 30 kilometres north of San Diego, killing one person and injuring three others including a rabbi.

While no motive for the attack on Saturday has been confirmed, the San Diego county sheriff, William Gore, said investigators were reviewing social media posts and an “open letter” published before the attack.

Posted to online forum 8chan and littered with antisemitic and racist language, the document was similar to one published on the same website by the suspect arrested after the mass shooting inside two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand last month.

The document’s author, who identified himself as John Earnest, claimed to have been motivated by the Christchurch massacre and another shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in which a white supremacist killed 11 people.

The latter was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the United States. The Poway shooting came exactly six months after the Pittsburgh shooting.

Mirroring the New Zealand shooter in format and tone, the document cited biblical verses and white nationalist conspiracy theories while also claiming responsibility for a fire at a mosque in the nearby city of Escondido last month.

Graffiti discovered on the driveway of the mosque following the fire had mentioned the Christchurch attack, and police said on Sunday that Earnest was being investigated in relation to the incident.

The document also referred to a live video stream and linked to a Facebook page, an indication that the author may have tried to broadcast the shooting in the same way as the Christchurch terror suspect.

Gore said the gunman burst into the Chabad of Poway synagogue shortly after 11.20am local time and opened fire with an “AR-style” semi-automatic rifle before fleeing.

There were indications that the gun might have malfunctioned after firing numerous rounds inside the synagogue, the sheriff said.

The San Diego police chief, David Nisleit, said Earnest called 911 shortly after the shooting and surrendered to police. When an officer reached the man on a roadway, “the suspect pulled over, jumped out of his car with his hands up and was immediately taken into custody”, Nisleit said.

The attack comes six weeks after a lone gunman shot 50 people dead at two Christchurch mosques. The shooter, who faces 50 charges of murder in New Zealand, was later discovered to have links to the far-right Identitarian movement in Europe.

Following the shooting the New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, moved to ban semi-automatic weapons from the country.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...-letter-online

[Christmas Dynasnow]

please correct this thread


no link[/B], no conformation of motive, all allegations presently




Look at how the BBC are reporting this and try to avoid inaccuracy

the BBC headline, properly accurate is "San Diego synagogue shooting: One person dead in Poway, California"



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48081535

[Twosugars]

Ah forgot the link
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...-letter-online

as for confirmation of motive, look at his open letter: he was a far right white supremacist

[arista]

At least only one
died

[Oliver_W]

RIP to the deceased, speedy recovery to the injured <3

[Oliver_W]

To the glow-******* and Jewed-media reading this. I think it is important for you to know that I did not do this alone. I had the help of a man named Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg.

Pew Die Pie strikes again Mentally ill confirmed.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Pew Die Pie strikes again Mentally ill confirmed.

I don't think many terrorists are all there tbh.

[Nicky91]

disgusting anti-semitic attack

[Ammi]

...just thank the lord that his weapon jammed ...and a very brave lady to shield the Rabbi from the attack...heartbreaking for her family....

[Alf]

I'm not saying they wasn't far-right, before you have an hissy fit at me, I'm just saying, that there's no claim or evidence of that in the report you posted. The only mention of far-right is in your thread title.

[bots]

Trump has created an environment that enables the extreme right wing. More things are going to happen

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Trump has created an environment that enables the extreme right wing. More things are going to happen

i doubt he has and more than Obamha did and obviously you have no idea what the future will bring

[Alf]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Trump has created an environment that enables the extreme right wing. More things are going to happen

How has he done that?

[Alf]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Trump has created an environment that enables the extreme right wing. More things are going to happen

All he did was win an election. Fair and square.

[Alf]

Anyway, whoever did this is a pure sick in the head, scumbag, who can rot for the rest of their life.

R.I.P to the dead.

[smudgie]

How awful.
Such a brave lady that died.
R.I.P.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Deleted alot of posts in here, can you all please stick to the topic, stop insulting eachother and stop getting personal. thanks

[Twosugars]

Niamh, you may want to rephrase you admonition unless you want us to

stick to the topic, insulting eachother and getting personal

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Niamh, you may want to rephrase you admonition unless you want us to

Yes that's the topic TIBPurge

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Niamh, you may want to rephrase you admonition unless you want us to

yes Niamh

[Parmy]

Labelling attacks as right wing just makes things worse.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Labelling attacks as right wing just makes things worse.

Unfortunately no one is allowed to respond to this, so I'll just say good point.

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Unfortunately no one is allowed to respond to this, so I'll just say good point.

Not sure what your point is...have I missed a meeting?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Unfortunately no one is allowed to respond to this, so I'll just say good point.

I'll tell you who it wasn't. It wasn't an orthodox Jew working for the alt Right.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Labelling attacks as right wing just makes things worse.

Would you say the same thing about labelling islamic attacks as what they are?