Encyclopedia > August 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting
The August 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting occurred on August 10, 1999, at around 10:50 a.m. local time, when white supremacist Buford O. Furrow, Jr. walked into the lobby of the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills and opened fire with a semiautomatic weapon, unloading 70 shots into the complex. The ensuing gunfire wounded five people: three children, a teenage counselor, and an office worker. Shortly thereafter, Furrow murdered a mail carrier, fled the state, and finally surrendered to authorities. August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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On August 7, Furrow bought a used red Chevrolet van in Tacoma, Washington, and loaded it with five assault rifles, two pistols, 6,000 rounds of ammunition and a flak jacket. Furrow considered attacking three Jewish institutions: the Skirball Cultural Center, the University of Judaism and the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance, but security measures presented too much of a problem. [1] [2] Old Town neighborhood in Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background Nickname: The City of Destiny Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State County Pierce Mayor Bill Baarsma (NP) Area - City 162. ...
The Skirball Cultural Center is a facility in Los Angeles, California devoted to Jewish culture and heritage. ...
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Furrow proceeded to drive from Washington to the San Fernando Valley with the stated purpose of "killing Jews". Three days later, Furrow pulled off the freeway into the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles and made his way to the North Valley Jewish Community Center just before 11 a.m. There were about 250 children playing outside [3] when Furrow walked into the lobby carrying an Uzi-type submachine-gun. [4] He opened fire, spraying bullets from right to left, leaving smoke and more than 70 shells on the ground. When he was done, a receptionist, a camp counselor and three little boys were wounded. [1]" Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area Ranked 18th - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²) - Width 240 miles (385 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 6. ...
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Furrow quickly fled the scene in his van. Twenty minutes later, he carjacked a woman's Toyota at gunpoint leaving the van behind, and then dumped the Toyota at a Chatsworth motel.[5] [3]
The shootings ended with the death of Filipino-American postal worker Joseph Santos Ileto in Chatsworth, a few miles away from the center. Ileto had just delivered mail to a home and was returning to his postal truck when Furrow asked Ileto to mail a letter for him. As Ileto agreed, Furrow pulled out a Glock 9mm handgun [citation needed] and shot Ileto nine times. Later, Furrow would confess that he murdered Ileto because he thought Ileto was Latino or Asian, and because Ileto was a federal employee. [6] [7] Flag-carriers at the 2006 Philippine Independence Day Parade in New York City. ...
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Police found Furrow's abandoned van, where they discovered a cache of ammunition, assault rifle magazines, bulletproof vests, a Ranger Handbook, and freeze-dried food. Two books by Richard Kelly Hoskins, a Lynchburg, Virginia, leader of the Christian Identity movement were also found; a copy of the book War Cycles, Peace Cycles [3][5], and Vigilantes of Christendom: The Story of Phineas Priesthood, a book which according to the ADL justifies anti-Semitic and racist acts of violence. [8] Christian Identity is a label applied to a wide variety of loosely-affiliated groups and churches with a racialized theology. ...
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Furrow fled 275-miles in an $800 taxi ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas,[2] ending the manhunt by walking into an FBI office to confess, saying "You're looking for me, I killed the kids in Los Angeles." Furrow also stated that he wanted his shooting to be "a wakeup call to America to kill Jews." [9] Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...
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Victims The injured included a 5-year-old boy who was hit in the abdomen and leg, losing 30 percent of his blood; two 6-year-old boys and a 16-year-old girl; and 68-year-old receptionist Isabelle Shalometh, who was grazed on the arm and back.[3] Joseph Ileto died from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and one to the back of the head. He was found dead in a driveway. [edit]
Reaction In 2004, on the fifth anniversary of the shootings, families of the victims and local officials called for stricter gun control and hate crime legislation. Ismael Ileto, Joseph's brother, said: "We miss him very much ... and we cannot understand why someone would take the life of my brother. He was just doing his job when he was killed." [7] [edit]
See also [edit] The July 2006 Seattle Jewish Federation shooting occurred on July 28, 2006, at around 4:00 p. ...
Notes - ^ a b "The Kids Got In The Way: All the warning signs were there, but still Buford Furrow got his hands on guns and went on a rampage." Time. 154.8. August 23, 1999. p24.
- ^ a b "A Visitor from the Dark Side: The accused L.A. gunner drove into town on a high of delusion and self-destruction." Newsweek. 134.9. August 23, 1999. p32.
- ^ a b c d "Suspect in L.A. Shootings Surrenders in Las Vegas -- He may be charged in second gun attack." The Seattle Times. August 11, 1999. pA1.
- ^ "Separatist in fed court." United Press International. August 31, 1999.
- ^ a b : "Manhunt; Police on suspect's trail after children are gunned down in school." Birmingham Evening Mail. August 11, 1999. p13.
- ^ The Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California. Retrieved Aug. 3, 2006.
- ^ a b "Joined Against Hate Crimes Families of Victims Speak Out About Gun Violence". Daily News. August 11, 2004. pN4.
- ^ Seper, Jerry. (Aug. 13, 1999). "Close eye kept on U.S. hate groups: Monitors had large file on suspect." The Washington Times. p12.
- ^ "Shooting suspect gives up White supremacist held in L.A. attack." The Florida Times Union. August 11, 1999. pA-1.
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