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U.S. NEWS Monday 29 april 2019

Continued from Front dren when gunshots rang could have harmed many
Hours after the three out. Her uncle rushed her more people had the
wounded were released and the other children out- shooter turned toward the
from hospitals, Goldstein side, the girl said. sanctuary where so many
described the onslaught Her leg was bleeding but were praying.
at a news conference Sun- doctors told her she didn’t “Lori took the bullet for all
day outside the synagogue need surgery, she said. of us,” the rabbi said, his
north of San Diego. “I was scared, really, really hands wrapped in ban-
Goldstein said he was pre- scared,” she said. “I didn’t dages. “She didn’t deserve
paring for a service on the see my dad. I thought he to die.”
last day of Passover, a holi- was dead.” He said that Kaye’s physi-
day celebrating freedom, Her father, 32-year-old Is- cian husband was called
and heard a loud sound. rael Dahan, said he flipped to tend to a wounded wor-
He turned around, and a over a folding table as shipper and fainted when
saw a young man wearing soon as he saw the man he realized it was his wife.
sunglasses standing in front enter carrying a long rifle When the gunfire erupted,
of him with a rifle. and told people to run. He another worshipper, Shi-
“I couldn’t see his eyes. went to look for his children mon Abitbul, said he imme-
I couldn’t see his soul,” and found two had been diately placed his 2-year-
Goldstein said. He raised his ushered out and his 5-year- old grandson on the floor Leslie Gollub, left, and Gretchen Gordon hug at a vigil held to
hands and lost one of his old was hiding in the bath- and waited for a break in support the victims of Saturday's shooting at Chabad of Poway
synagogue, Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Poway, Calif.
fingers in the shooting. room, he said. the shooting to grab the Associated Press
And then, Goldstein said, There were indications an boy and sprint away.q
“miraculously the gun AR-type assault weapon
jammed.” might have malfunctioned
The attack Saturday came after the gunman fired nu-
exactly six months after a merous rounds inside, Gore
mass shooting in a Pitts- said. An off-duty Border
burgh synagogue. Patrol agent fired at the
John T. Earnest, 19, surren- shooter as he fled, missing
dered to police after burst- him but striking his getaway
ing into the synagogue vehicle, the sheriff said.
and opening fire as about Shortly after fleeing, Earnest
100 people were worship- called 911 to report the
ping inside. shooting, San Diego Police
Earnest, who had no pre- Chief David Nisleit said.
vious contact with law en- When an officer reached
forcement, may face a him on a roadway, “the sus-
hate crime charge in ad- pect pulled over, jumped
dition to homicide charges out of his car with his hands
when he’s arraigned later up and was immediately
this week, San Diego Coun- taken into custody,” he
ty Sheriff William Gore said. said. Friends described
He was being held without Kaye as giving, warm and
bail, and it was unclear if attentive to community
he had an attorney. Police members on their birth-
searched Earnest’s house days and when they were
and said he was also being sick. A wife and mother,
investigated in connection she loved gardening and
with an arson attack on a made delicious challah for
mosque in nearby Escon- her family and friends, said
dido, California, on March Roneet Lev, 55. Goldstein
24. described her as a pioneer-
The 8-year-old victim said ing founding member of
she had just finished pray- the congregation and said
ing and was getting ready he was heartbroken by her
to go play with other chil- death. He said the attack