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A White Supremacist Commits Terrorist Act in Poway
April 27, 2019 (Poway, California) At 11:33 San Diego Sheriffs Dispatch got a call for an active shooter at the Chabad Temple in Rancho Bernardo. This is the last day of Passover, and the temple was well attended. From what we know, as of five in the afternoon, detectives were still doing witness interviews inside the temple.
The shooter was a 19-year-old male. We will not identify by name or any other identifier. We know plenty of media do this, but we know that what they seek is to be known and have a reputation. If you wish for this detail, there are plenty of media outlets who have not decided to do this yet. Even though the Associated Press has had stories on this.
Adam Lankford, a criminologist at the University of Alabama, who has studied the influence of media coverage on future shooters, said it’s vitally important to avoid excessive coverage of gunmen.
“A lot of these shooters want to be treated like celebrities. They want to be famous. So the key is to not give them that treatment,” he said
There were four people transported to Palomar Medical Center, a nearby hospital. Two adult males, one was the Rabbi, an older woman, and a juvenile. According to the San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore, during a media briefing, the two males were stable, though one went to surgery. The…