These synagogue and mosque attacks are not the acts of isolated individuals. The Escondido synagogue shooter purposefully aligned himself with the White Power politics endorsed by President Donald Trump in an online anti-Semitic screed.
A gunman armed with a semiautomatic rifle walked into a suburban San Diego County synagogue and opened fire on the congregation Saturday, killing one person and injuring three in an attack that authorities believe was motivated by hate.
The gunman entered Chabad of Poway in the 16000 block of Chabad Way about 11:20 a.m. and started firing, authorities said. The 19-year-old suspect, identified as (NO Publicity for Murderers), of Rancho Penasquitos, was arrested a short time later.
The LA Times reports that (The murderer) appears to have written a letter posted on the Internet filled with anti-Semitic screeds, connecting his act with racist attacks in New Zealand and Pittsburg.