Anonymous ID: f3b5eb April 29, 2019, 7:07 p.m. No.6365877   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>5923

How our son was attracted to such darkness is a terrifying mystery to us’: Family of suspected San Diego synagogue shooter speaks out

 

 

The parents of the 19-year-old alleged San Diego synagogue shooter said Monday they are “shocked and deeply saddened” by the attack that killed one and injured three.

 

“But our sadness pales in comparison to the grief and anguish our son has caused for so many innocent people. He has killed and injured the faithful who were gathered in a sacred place on a sacred day,” John T. Earnest’s mother and father said in a prepared statement.

 

John T. Earnest opened fire inside the Chabad of Poway synagogue Saturday when the sanctuary was filled with about 100 congregants on the last day of Passover, police said. He fled the scene but was later arrested.

 

“To our great shame, he is now part of the history of evil that has been perpetrated on Jewish people for centuries,” said the statement by Earnest’s parents.

 

The statement was released by a family lawyer, and did not give the names of Earnest’s parents. The Earnests will not provide for their son’s legal defense, the lawyer said.

Earnest’s parents said they don’t understand the motivation for the shooting.

 

“How our son was attracted to such a darkness is a terrifying mystery to us, though we are confident that law enforcement will uncover many details of the path that he took to this evil and despicable act.”

 

Earnest’s parents said he and their other five children grew up in a family, faith and community that taught love and rejected hate.

 

Lori Kaye, 60, of Poway, was killed in the shooting and two others were injured.

 

Earnest’s parents said the family will keep both the victims and survivors in the tragic incident in their hearts forever. The Earnests are cooperating with police during the investigation and asked for privacy.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-family-alleged-synagogue-shooter-speaks-out-20190429-wjul5ek3pfavllyno737ugub7a-story.html