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Fired. we don t know how many people might be responsible for those shots, but give us an idea what the reflex is of authorities coming on scene. like james said, they react post columbine, go toward gunfire, but what else? we don t know if the active shooter is in the synagogue. this is the busiest time for any synagogue. my father is at synagogue now in connecticut. jews worship during these hours. we may have a situation where there s active shooter that opened fire on hundreds of people. we don t know if he s still in the synagogue, whether there s a hostage situation or ability to get medical care to any casualties mentioned at this point. this is a synagogue, it is in a predominantly jewish neighborhood of pittsburgh and a residential neighborhood. even if the active shooter has left the building, there are civilians surrounding the area that also could be at risk. ....
Mitzvahed here and probably know hundreds that have attended for years. everyone is gut checking, calling the community to make sure loved ones and family members are accounted for. we all have been saying the last half hour, yes, my son is accounted for, my daughter is, close friends are accounted for. but the fact that undoubtedly all of us know who the congregants are that lost their lives in the tragedy is unmistakable. we will absolutely know who they are. this is a small community. fred, has there ever been a time recently or otherwise where you felt security is a worry at the synagogue? there s a shooting at the synagogue previously where someone had anti-semitic swastika was drawn, in the past, i think a rabbi was shot, and anti-semitic efforts toward that ....
Of the tree of life synagogue and everyone in the neighborhood. i know this is incredibly traumatizing, our prayers are with everyone. thank you so much for your time. art roderick is with us. art, when you hear from law enforcement on the latest update that three officers were shot, they continue to try to clear the building, looking for more potential threats, even though a shooter is in custody, how do they determine whether they exhausted all measures to know the threat is over? well, it seems they have somewhat control over the scene at this point in time, but they have to look for suspicious packages. there was a report of a suspicious package in the synagogue, so they have to go through that. they have to locate this individual s vehicle, find out if there s anything in there that could pose a threat. it seems like they have the scene under control to a certain degree. interviewing this particular individual, there s a public ....