Poway Mayor Steve Vaus said on Sunday that preparations made in the aftermath of the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh “contributed to saving lives” in his hometown, JTA reports.

On Saturday, a gunman entered Chabad of Poway, killing 60-year-old Lori Gilbert-Kaye and injuring three others, including Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the congregation’s spiritual leader.


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