Crime | synagogue shooting Synagogue Shooting Suspect Investigated for Mosque Arson 19-year-old John T. Earnest is charged in shooting that killed 1 By Polly Davis Doig Posted Apr 28, 2019 5:47 AM CDT Copied Two people hug as another talks to a San Diego County Sheriff's deputy outside of the Chabad of Poway Synagogue, Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Poway, Calif. Several people have been shot and injured at a synagogue. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) Police are digging into the background of the 19-year-old man being held in the California synagogue shooting that killed one and injured three on Saturday, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. John T. Earnest apparently penned a lengthy anti-Semitic manifesto detailing his "disgust" for Jewish people and expressing admiration for the gunmen who killed 50 in New Zealand mosques and 11 at a Pittsburgh synagogue; the attack Saturday came exactly six months after the Pittsburgh shooting. Earnest is also being investigated for an attempted arson at a mosque in Escondido last month. The "open letter" attributed to him on social media take credit for that attempt, in which a letter referencing the New Zealand attacks was left, and says "I am a testament to the fact that literally anyone can do this." Police say the shooting fell well short of the plans posted on social media, however: Witnesses say the gunman's AR-15-style weapon quickly jammed, preventing further tragedy. And the manifesto author planned to livestream the shooting, which didn't happen. CNN reports that Earnest is a student at California State University San Marcos. The woman killed in the shooting has been identified as 60-year-old Lori Kaye, who witnesses said jumped in front of the rabbi. An 8-year-old girl was among the injured. Read These Next Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Fan who taunted Ketel Marte's mom has been banned by MLB. NJ lifeguard survives after being impaled by an umbrella. Report an error