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| Suspect arrested for planning mass shooting at Texas Jewish community center |
| 2025-06-22 |
Sudden Jihad Syndrome, another paid Iran proxy, Al Qaeda or ISIS? Or a nutter whose schizophrenia/bipolar/externally oriented depression drove him (or more rarely her) to go after a Jewish site? So many possibilities, so little evidence. [IsraelTimes] Director of San Antonio’s Temple Beth El says FBI told him plot targeted the city’s entire Jewish community; mayor vows to take ‘all necessary steps’ for Jewish safetyA suspect was arrested Thursday who allegedly planned a mass shooting at the Barshop Jewish Community Center in San Antonio, Texas. The suspect, who was not identified, was located by police in another state and was arrested based on statements made by the suspect while in police custody, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. In response to the alleged threats, the Barshop JCC was closed Thursday and police presence was increased at Jewish facilities throughout the city, according to police. “The FBI received information overnight indicating that an individual may have been planning to conduct a mass shooting at a Jewish Cultural Enrichment Center,” the FBI San Antonio Field Office said in a statement. “An individual believed to be associated with this has been located by the FBI in another state and the investigation is continuing to determine the veracity of the threat information.” Eric Ryniker, the executive director of San Antonio synagogue Temple Beth El, told local news channel KSAT that he had received a call from the FBI early Thursday morning informing him that they were not only “focusing on the JCC but the Jewish community entirely.” Ryniker told KSAT that his reaction to the call from the FBI was “frustration more than anything” — but not because of how the agency was responding. “Honestly, frustration more than anything because of how almost routine it is. It’s terrible. It’s tragic. It’s not OK,” Ryniker said. “And yet, this is just part of what we do. We have these protocols in place because we know things like this are going to happen.” Rhonda Grimm, the president of the National Council of Jewish Women San Antonio, told local television station KENS that they had received a strong show of support. “We received a great deal of support today, so while tensions are high and there’s anxiety, there’s a very, very strong show of support,” Grimm said. “It could be us targeted, it could be another group targeted tomorrow,” Grimm continued. “We all look out for each other.” |
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