The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested a suspect who is believed to be responsible for shooting two Jewish men outside shuls in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood on Wednesday and Thursday. The first attack took place on the 1400 block of Shenandoah Street when a man leaving shul after shacharis on Wednesday morning was struck by a bullet from a passing vehicle. The second incident took place Thursday morning, when a Jewish man in his 70s was struck in the arm by a bullet at the intersection of Pickford and Bedford streets. Both victims suffered relatively minor injuries and both are expected to survive. The LAPD has not officially released the suspect’s name yet, but sources tell YWN that he has been identified as Jaime Tran, an Asian man. Unconfirmed reports state that Tran suffered a mental breakdown while studying in dental school and has been recently spewing antisemitic beliefs, particularly about Persian Jews. Tran reportedly believes that Jews are behind the Covid-19 pandemic and harassed Jewish dental school classmates. Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call LAPD at 1-877-LAPD-24-7 or provide anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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