A synagogue shot in Poway: Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, wounded, "we lost our soul"

The city of Poway came together Sunday night to begin the difficult process of healing. The congregation of Chabad of Poway celebrated the last day of Passover when police announced that John Earnest, 19, broke into the synagogue and opened fire with an assault rifle on Saturday, making a dead and three wounded. A hundred people were inside, reports David Begnaud, correspondent of CBS News.

"When I turned around, I saw the face of this murderer, this terrorist," Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein told CBS News correspondent David Begnaud.

The shooter targeted Goldstein, who was preparing to direct the service. He was seriously injured on the hands and lost the index.

"Could have crossed my chest, I could have crossed my heart, both fingers," Goldstein said, pointing to his hands.

Earnest fired several times before his gun was blocked.

Earnest is held without bail, charged with murder and attempted murder. The attack, which according to the forces of the order, was motivated by hate, comes exactly six months after a massive shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue.

"I had to look at the murderer in the face … to get something that I can communicate to the rest of the world," Goldstein said.

"What is it?" Begnaud asked.

"To change, it's time to change," he replied. "It's not just anti-Semitism, it's bigotry, we've lost our soul."

Oscar Stewart saw Earnest open fire from the back of the room and ran to him shouting. It was then Earnest ran.

"I do not think I'm brave," Steward said tearing. "They say I saved lives, I do not know if I saved lives, I just did what I did."

A border patrol officer, who had just discovered his Jewish roots and who was also at the synagogue, opened fire on the shooter as he was leaving for his vehicle. The authorities said that Earnest ended up calling 911 and indicating its location about one kilometer from the synagogue.

"While our officer was coming out of the highway, he clearly saw the suspect in his vehicle.The suspect parked, jumped out of his car with his hands in the air," he said. San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit.

The FBI joins the investigation. The police searched the house that Earnest shares with his parents. They are also reviewing an anti-Semitic manifesto that appears to have been written by the teenager, in which he stated that he was inspired by the mass shootings of last month in a neo-Mosque. Zealand.

Earnest, a nursing student who does not have a criminal record, could also be charged with a hate crime. He will be brought to justice on Wednesday, and the authorities are also considering a possible arson attack in a nearby mosque about a month ago.