A dead and three wounded in the attack in an American synagogue.

One person was killed and three others wounded in a gun attack at a Poway synagogue in San Diego County, California, the authorities said, according to the newspaper.Los Angeles Times& # 39;

An individual was arrested for questioning as part of this attack.

Officers were alerted to the incident shortly before 11:30 am Saturday after the complaint of an "active shooter," said Sgt. Aaron Meleen, of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

"As you can imagine, we arrived at a chaotic panorama, with people running everywhere," he said.

"They found several victims and injuries of various considerations," he said. After the attack, a large group of worshipers gathered at the back of the Jewish temple.