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A suspect was arrested in connection with a shooting at a synagogue in San Francisco on Wednesday night, the San Francisco Police Department said.
That night, at around 7:20 p.m., a man entered the synagogue during a gathering, said something and pulled out a firearm. He fired several shots inside the building in 2600 block of Balboa Street and then left, police said in a statement. No one was injured.
The synagogue reported the shooting the next morning and said they had been threatened the previous night. Bullet casings that police found at the synagogue appear to be blanks, authorities said.
Police said that a man with the same description was also connected to an earlier incident on Jan. 31, when a man went to a theater on the 3600 block of Balboa Street and brandished a handgun at the theater’s employees. Police say it may be the same man who fired several rounds at the synagogue.
After investigating, police identified the suspect and detained him in the Richmond District at around 5 p.m. Friday. Police searched the man’s home and said they found evidence related to both episodes.
The man, who was not publicly identified, was booked into the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of disturbing a religious assembly, brandishing an imitation firearm and causing another person to refrain from engaging in a religious service.
Although an arrest was made, police are continuing to investigate the two incidents, they said.
Originally published at Vandana Ravikumar