Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein says the gunman who killed one and injured three, including Goldstein, fled after the weapon used in the attack at a San Diego-area synagogue jammed.Goldstein spoke in front of Chabad of Poway on Sunday, one day after the attack.He says he looked up Saturday and saw a young man wearing sunglasses standing in front of him with a rifle. Goldstein says he lifted his hands and was shot. He says he lost his index finger.Then, Goldstein says, “Miraculously the gun jammed.”John T. Earnest, 19, surrendered to police after bursting into the synagogue north of San Diego and opening fire as about 100 people were worshipping inside. Congregant Lori Kaye, 60, was killed in the attack, which injured Goldstein, 8-year-old Noya Dahan and her 34-year-old uncle Almog Peretz, authorities said. The three wounded were all released from hospitals, officials said Sunday.Earnest, who had no previous contact with law enforcement, may face a hate crime in addition to homicide when he’s arraigned later this week, San Diego County Sheriff William Gore said. Police searched Earnest’s house and said he was also being investigated in connection with an arson attack on a mosque in nearby Escondido, California, on March 24.Goldstein said, “Terrorism like this will not take us down.”

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein says the gunman who killed one and injured three, including Goldstein, fled after the weapon used in the attack at a San Diego-area synagogue jammed.

Goldstein spoke in front of Chabad of Poway on Sunday, one day after the attack.


He says he looked up Saturday and saw a young man wearing sunglasses standing in front of him with a rifle. Goldstein says he lifted his hands and was shot. He says he lost his index finger.

Then, Goldstein says, “Miraculously the gun jammed.”

John T. Earnest, 19, surrendered to police after bursting into the synagogue north of San Diego and opening fire as about 100 people were worshipping inside.

Congregant Lori Kaye, 60, was killed in the attack, which injured Goldstein, 8-year-old Noya Dahan and her 34-year-old uncle Almog Peretz, authorities said. The three wounded were all released from hospitals, officials said Sunday.

Earnest, who had no previous contact with law enforcement, may face a hate crime in addition to homicide when he’s arraigned later this week, San Diego County Sheriff William Gore said. Police searched Earnest’s house and said he was also being investigated in connection with an arson attack on a mosque in nearby Escondido, California, on March 24.

Goldstein said, “Terrorism like this will not take us down.”