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Man Shot and Killed Nearby LA Synagogue

According to local news reports, the shooting took place at 12:30 pm in Tarzana; it is not yet clear what the motive was. Rabbi Yossi Malka, who heads the synagogue, told The Los Angeles Times that there were 30 congregants inside the shul at the time of the shooting.
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May 2, 2022
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A man was shot and killed at a cannabis dispensary nearby a synagogue in the San Fernando Valley on April 30.

According to local news reports, the shooting took place at 12:30 pm in Tarzana; it is not yet clear what the motive was. Rabbi Yossi Malka, who heads the synagogue, told The Los Angeles Times that there were 30 congregants inside the shul at the time of the shooting. He added that the shooting took place upstairs, where the dispensary was located, and that he saw a woman shouting, “You killed my kid.”

A congregant told KABC that they had heard “five gunshots.” When asking the police what had happened, he was told that someone “was trying to get something, I don’t know, and he didn’t like it, whatever, and he started shooting.”

Maria Harris told KTLA that her son, Brian Garcia was the victim and a frequent patron at the dispensary. “That was my firstborn baby,” she said. “I don’t understand why God took him from me. I don’t know what I’m going to do next.” Police have not released the victim’s identity yet.

The police are currently searching for two male suspects connected to the shooting who reportedly ran from the scene on foot.

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