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Latest: Synagogue shooting victims released from hospitals

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The Latest on the shooting at a California synagogue (all times local):
POWAY, Calif. — The Latest on the shooting at a California synagogue (all times local):
12:30 p.m.
Officials say the three people wounded in a shooting at a Southern California synagogue have been released from hospitals.
The attack during a Passover service Saturday at Chabad of Poway killed one congregant, 60-year-old Lori Kaye.
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein was shot in the hand. Two worshippers — 34-year-old Almog Peretz and 8-year-old Noya Dahan — suffered shrapnel wounds.
Hospital officials say Sunday that all three have been discharged.
Goldstein tells CNN that his scarred hand will serve as a reminder how vulnerable we all are to acts of terror.
Police are searching the home of the 19-year-old alleged shooter who was arrested shortly after the attack. He’s expected to be arraigned this week on charges including murder and attempted murder.
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10:30 a.m.
Shimon Abitbul says when gunfire erupted inside a San Diego-area synagogue, he immediately placed his 2-year-old grandson on the floor.
Abitbul says Sunday that he was attending a service at Chabad of Poway a day earlier with his son-in-law and grandson when the shooting started.
Abitbul he grabbed the toddler and sprinted away when there was a break in the gunfire. He later returned to try to help a woman he described as having a hole in her chest. He later found out 60-year-old Lori Kaye died of her wounds.

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