Editing John T. Earnest (section)

== The shooting ==
At approximately 11:23 a.m. PDT, Earnest entered the Chabad of Poway synagogue on the last day of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which fell on a Shabbat. Approximately 100 people were inside the synagogue. The gunman carried a Smith & Wesson Model M&P 15 Sport II semiautomatic rifle and was wearing a tactical vest which contained five magazines of ten rounds each. In the foyer, Earnest shot and killed 60-year-old Lori Gilbert-Kaye, and then wounded Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the founding rabbi of the congregation. According to witnesses, Gilbert-Kaye had tried to shield the rabbi from the gunman.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-san-diego-synagogue-shooter-camera-explainer-john-earnest-20190502-story.html Poway synagogue shooting captured on video, prosecutors say, as they describe attack], ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> Earnest then turned to a side room occupied by several people, including a number of children. He fired into the room, wounding one man with a bullet to the leg. The man's 8-year-old niece was also injured by bullet fragments that hit her face and leg. All the injured were expected to recover, although Goldstein lost his right index finger despite four hours of surgery.<ref>[https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2019-04-27/reports-of-several-people-shot-at-poway-synagogue One dead, three injured in Poway synagogue shooting], ''The San Diego Union Tribune''</ref> After Earnest fled, Goldstein spoke to the congregation despite his injury, telling them to stay strong.

Earnest fired eight to ten rounds before his rifle jammed or malfunctioned, preventing additional casualties. Two members of the congregation ran towards him. He then fled the synagogue, entering a Honda sedan. An off-duty United States Border Patrol who was a member of the synagogue, opened fire as Earnest escaped and hit his car multiple times, but he fled uninjured.<ref>[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/29/san-diego-synagogue-shooting-army-vet-border-patrol-agents-heroes/3614409002/ Meet the Army veteran and off-duty Border Patrol agent who chased the San Diego synagogue shooter], ''USA Today''</ref>

Shortly thereafter, Earnest phoned 911 and reported the shooting. He was apprehended approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) from the synagogue by a San Diego police officer responding to the shooting. Earnest jumped out of his car with his hands up, and was taken into custody without incident. The rifle, a tactical helmet, and five loaded magazines with 50 rounds, were recovered from Earnest's car; Earnest was wearing a tactical vest when he was arrested.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/30/us/california-synagogue-shooting-investigation/index.html Suspect fired 8 to 10 rounds, prosecutors said], ''CNN''</ref>

Surveillance cameras at the synagogue captured video of the shooting. The attack occurred exactly six months after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.<ref>[https://forward.com/news/national/423323/heres-what-we-know-about-the-california-synagogue-shooting/ Here's What We Know About The California Synagogue Shooting]</ref>