Posted on Feb 18, 2023
The suspect accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in LA has been charged with hate crimes
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Federal prosecutors charged a 28-year-old man with hate crimes after they say he fired at two Jewish men as they walked home from their synagogues this week in separate, nonfatal incidents.
Jaime Tran, who was charged Friday, could face life without parole in prison.
"Over the past two days, our community experienced two horrific acts we believe were motivated by antisemitic ideology that caused him to target the Jewish community," U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said in a statement. "It is important, especially in one of the most diverse areas in the world, that we celebrate our differences, and stand together to oppose acts of hate."
The shootings happened several blocks apart in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, which is home to a large Jewish community and known for its many synagogues, Jewish schools, kosher restaurants and the Holocaust-focused Museum of Tolerance. Federal prosecutors said the suspect found the neighborhood after searching a popular business-review app for a kosher market.
The Los Angeles Police Department announced late Thursday that the suspect had been taken into custody "without incident" in neighboring Riverside County after an "exhaustive search."
Federal prosecutors charged a 28-year-old man with hate crimes after they say he fired at two Jewish men as they walked home from their synagogues this week in separate, nonfatal incidents.
Jaime Tran, who was charged Friday, could face life without parole in prison.
"Over the past two days, our community experienced two horrific acts we believe were motivated by antisemitic ideology that caused him to target the Jewish community," U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said in a statement. "It is important, especially in one of the most diverse areas in the world, that we celebrate our differences, and stand together to oppose acts of hate."
The shootings happened several blocks apart in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, which is home to a large Jewish community and known for its many synagogues, Jewish schools, kosher restaurants and the Holocaust-focused Museum of Tolerance. Federal prosecutors said the suspect found the neighborhood after searching a popular business-review app for a kosher market.
The Los Angeles Police Department announced late Thursday that the suspect had been taken into custody "without incident" in neighboring Riverside County after an "exhaustive search."
The suspect accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in LA has been charged with hate crimes
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..."In the FBI interview, Tran said he was homeless and had been living out of the car for 12 to 14 months, and that he obtained the firearms from someone he did not know in Arizona, the affidavit said.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said fighting hate crimes is a priority of her administration's public safety agenda.
“We can rest hopefully a little bit easier,” she said during Friday's news conference. “Still, antisemitism and terror are tragically on the rise across our city and across our nation."
..."In the FBI interview, Tran said he was homeless and had been living out of the car for 12 to 14 months, and that he obtained the firearms from someone he did not know in Arizona, the affidavit said.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said fighting hate crimes is a priority of her administration's public safety agenda.
“We can rest hopefully a little bit easier,” she said during Friday's news conference. “Still, antisemitism and terror are tragically on the rise across our city and across our nation."
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