2 years since Chabad of Poway shooting, sheriffs continue preparing San Diegans for active shooter situations
The San Diego County Sheriff s Department teaches a free course on preparing for an active shooter situation. Author: Brandon Lewis Updated: 6:55 PM PDT April 27, 2021
POWAY, Calif. Two years ago, a gunman entered Chabad of Poway and opened fire, killing one person and wounding three others.
Deputies arrived within minutes of receiving the 911 call. They, and other first responders, were recently recognized by the Anti-Defamation League for their work.
“It was chaos when we first got there,” recalled Det. Jess Allensworth with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Dept. “With a scene like that. Obviously, you’re going to do your best to control chaos and that’s what it was.”
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working very hard on that. we appreciate their work, it s not easy. joining us on stage for this event are two great jewish american patriots, army veteran oscar stewart and border patrol agent jonathan mireles. as many of you remember, both of these heroes were at the synagogue when a killer opened fire and by the way robert jeffords, i see you right here, what a tremendous faith leader you are and a tremendous man you are. pastor i think you for being here so much also. we have so many people and so many great faith leaders here and i want to thank you all for being here, it s fantastic. this is a great day and we appreciate very much. robert thank you very much. the race toward the gunfire
saved countless american lives. oscar and jonathan think you both for responding to the worst evil with the best of american valor. this afternoon we celebrate the miracle of hanukkah, more than 2,000 years ago a ruthless tyrant persecuted the jewish people and desecrated the temple of jerusalem. a group of jewish patriots defeated a powerful army, rededicated the temple, and one back the right to worship god and freedom. recently i received a remarkable letter from a 12-year-old boy named austin polonsky from san francisco, california. in the letter austin summed up the meeting of hanukkah. he said on hanukkah, it is a tradition in the light the menorah and place it by the window. we do this to exemplify how we are not afraid to show who we are or what we believe in. in austin s letter we asked if he could celebrate hanukkah with
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