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LA Police Say Synagogue Shooting Appears Isolated

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Oct. 29, 2009
Two men, ages 38 and 53, were shot in the legs in the parking garage of the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Orthodox synagogue. Security camera footage shows the suspect but not the shooting, and authorities said the quality is too poor to identify the man. Police searched the area for several...
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