Jerusalem Attack: Shooting at Synagogue Kills Seven People

Israeli authorities said the gunman was Khaire Alkam, 21 years old, a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem with no former security record. Mr. Alkam opened fire at 8:15 p.m. on people near the Ateret Avraham synagogue in a Jewish neighborhood of East Jerusalem, Neve Ya’akov, Israeli authorities said.

In addition to seven dead, the shooting injured three people, said Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service. Israeli first responders flooded the scene. 

Gunshots were still ringing when Fadi Dkeidik, a first responder, arrived. He said he encountered one of the toughest scenes he has ever responded to as a paramedic.

“It was a horrible event,” Mr. Dkeidik said. “We saw the wounded all along the road.”

Mr. Alkam fled the scene in a vehicle that was quickly identified by Israeli police, said Jerusalem police commander Doron Turgeman. The assailant then shot at police, exited his vehicle and tried to flee on foot, but was chased down by police and killed, Mr. Turgeman said.

“We’re talking about a very serious terrorist attack,” Mr. Turgeman said.

Before fleeing, the gunman fired at passersby at an intersection near the synagogue, said Yisrael Shorr, who watched from a nearby window. A woman ran into the street and screamed into her phone, “I’ve been shot in my leg!” Mr. Shorr said.

“We’re a quiet neighborhood,” Mr. Shorr said. “Nothing like this has ever happened here.”

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