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2 Jewish men were shot leaving their synagogues in LA. A suspect is in custody

Both victims survived the shootings, which happened just blocks apart early Wednesday and Thursday. City officials say the incidents are being investigated as potential hate crimes.

Los Angeles authorities have arrested a man suspected of shooting two Jewish men as they walked home from their synagogues this week in separate, nonfatal incidents that are being investigated as hate crimes.

The Los Angeles Police Department announced late Thursday that the unnamed suspect had been taken into custody "without incident" in neighboring Riverside County after an "exhaustive search."

Police said detectives

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