New Jersey officials have confirmed that the suspectsin Tuesday’s deadly Jersey City shooting rampagetargeted a Kosher supermarket in what authorities are calling a hate crime.
That same morning, in an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called the shooting“clearly a hate crime, a very violent hate crime.”
Six people died in the attack, including the two shooters.
The victims include the owner of JC Kosher Supermarket, an employee, a shopper and a police officer who was killed before the shooters entered the market.
Moshe Deutch.Chai Lifeline/Facebook
Ferencz owned the market with her husband, Chabad Rabbi Moshe Schapiro told CBS2.
“Mindel Ferencz — may she rest in peace — was a pioneer. She and her husband were from the first people who moved to Jersey City, who could not afford a home for their growing family and figured, ‘Let’s go to places where it’s cheaper, and I’ll make an example and go there. I’ll open a grocery store so that families can go and shop locally,’” Niederman said, CBS 2 reports.
“Therefore growing the community, alleviating the pain of so many – thousands of families – who live under unbearable conditions.”
Leah Mindel Ferencz.
“She was a lady full of love for others,” he continued. “Unfortunately, her life was cut so short.”
The fourth victim was identified as Jersey City Police Det. Joseph Seals, 39, who was shot at a cemetery a mile away from the market.
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Fallen Detective Joseph Seals.Twitter
The suspects shot and killed Seals — a 13-year veteran of the force known for getting illegal guns off the streets — and then fled in a stolen van straight to the kosher market a mile away. Seals became a detective in 2017, and leaves behind a wife and five young children.
After an hours-long standoff with police at the store, five bodies were found inside.
At a Wednesday press conference, de Blasio said police were on “high alert” while Fulop urged the community to stand together.
“I’m Jewish and proud to live in a community like#JerseyCitythat has always welcomed everyone,” Fulop tweeted. “It is the home of#EllisIslandand has always been the golden door to America. Hate and anti-semitism have never had a place here in JC and will never have a place in our city.”
AGoFundMe pagehas been created to help raise money for Seals’ memorial.
source: people.com
