Nashville synagogues boost security following church shooting
Communities install security cameras and police to increase presence over Yom Kippur when thousands will attend services
Nashville's Congregation Micah Synagogue to get increased security ahead of Yom Kippur, September 27, 2017. (Screen capture: WSMV)
Nashville-area synagogues in Tennessee will increase security for Yom Kippur services in the wake of a shooting at a local church that killed one worshiper.
On Sunday, the gunman shot a woman in the parking lot of the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ as she walked to her car at the end of services. The gunman then entered the sanctuary and began shooting with two guns.
Local synagogues told Nashville’s NBC affiliate WSMV that they would increase security ahead of Yom Kippur, when thousands attend services.
Among the precautions are security cameras and increased police presence, both uniformed and plainclothes.
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