Miami police say they’ve arrested a suspect in a shooting outside a local synagogue last month.
The suspect, Carlints St. Louis of the nearby town of Hallandale Beach, was arrested Tuesday for the shooting and wounding of Yosef Lipshutz, 68, on July 28 outside the Young Israel of Greater Miami synagogue in North Miami Beach.
Photo of 68-year-old Yosef Lipshutz, who was shot and wounded outside the Young Israel of Greater Miami synagogue in North Miami Beach, Florida, on July 28, 2019. (Screen capture CBSMiami)
The case is being investigated as a possible hate crime, the local CBS affiliate reports.
St. Louis is suspected of returning to the synagogue multiple times after the shooting, each time in a different car.
A Miami police mug shot of Carlints St. Louis, suspected of shooting 68-year-old Yosef Lipshutz outside the Young Israel of Greater Miami synagogue in North Miami Beach, Florida, on July 28, 2019. (Screen capture CBSMiami)
On the day of the shooting, St. Louis drove up to the synagogue in a black Chevy Impala, stepped out of the vehicle and fired multiple shots at Lipshutz, hitting him in the leg and breaking his femur.
Police are charging the suspect with attempted murder and aggravated assault.
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