LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Police Department officials said the LAPD is following the situation in Pittsburgh, where a shooting at a synagogue today has resulted in multiple fatalities and the arrest of the alleged shooter.
“Currently, we are monitoring the situation in Pittsburgh,” said Officer Greg Kraft of the LAPD's Media Relations Section, who added that police would also monitor Los Angeles' many synagogues. “We do have patrols currently going, within our divisions.”
A short time later the LAPD tweeted: “We are monitoring the situation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania very closely and communicating with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners. Right now there is no apparent connection to Los Angeles.”
“However, out of an abundance of caution you will see extra patrols around houses of worship today. Remember if you see something...say something.”
Pasadena Police Lt. Tracey Ibarra said there will be extra patrols at the city's lone synagogue and that she has reached out to the synagogue's rabbi, leaving him with her contact information.
Chris Togneri, a spokesman for the Pittsburgh police department, said that three officers had been shot and that the suspect was in custody.
The suspected Pittsburgh shooter was identified as 46-year-old Robert Bowers. He's believed to have made anti-Jewish comments during the shooting, which unfolded on a Shabbat morning at the Tree of Life synagogue.
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