San Diego police will add patrols around churches, synagogues and more throughout the city in the aftermath of Thursday’s shooting at a Midwest synagogue.
“The San Diego Police Department is aware of the reported attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan,” officials stated in an online post. “In response, we will be increasing patrols around places of worship throughout the city. Our goal is to ensure all members of our religious communities here in San Diego are safe to gather and practice their faith.”
On Thursday afternoon, a man rammed a truck through the front doors of a synagogue northwest of downtown Detroit and then exchanged gunfire with a security guard, said Sheriff Michael Bouchard, of Oakland County in Michigan.
The assailant was killed in the shootout, and the guard suffered non life-threatening injuries from being struck by the attacker’s truck.
No members of the temple, which includes a childcare center, were hurt during the ordeal, officials said.
