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Who is Jaime Tran? Man accused of shooting Jewish men outside Los Angeles synagogues charged with hate crimes

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John Parsons

Published Jan 23, 2026

For supposedly chasing after and killing two Jewish people as they left strict administrations beyond two Los Angeles gathering places throughout the span of two days, the Equity Division accused Jaime Tran of two counts of disdain violations Friday.

Who is Jaime Tran? Jaime Tran, a previous occupant of Riverside who was born in 1994, is accused of shooting two Jewish men as they left two Los Angeles places of worship in the wake of going to strict administrations.

Tran picked the two casualties since he realized they were Jews or thought they were Jews. The claim asserts that Tran endeavored to kill the two casualties, in this manner the most extreme legal discipline for every one of the two disdain violations is life in jail without the chance of parole. Subsequent to being kept on Thursday night and being charged earlier today, Tran made his most memorable court appearance this evening.

The two disdain propelled acts this week are purportedly crafted by Tran, as per the claim. The two shootings occurred in Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertson area.

The primary episode purportedly happened on Wednesday at around 9:45 a.m. Tran is blamed for shooting a casualty at short proximity as the casualty was leaving temple administrations. Regardless of enduring the episode, this casualty supported a lower back discharge wound.

In the wake of leaving strict administrations at a different temple in a similar area, Tran supposedly shot a second casualty at short proximity in the subsequent episode, which occurred on Thursday at around 8 a.m. Notwithstanding having an upper arm shot injury, the subsequent casualty lived.

The casualties were wearing clothing that plainly distinguished them as Jews, like dark covers and head covers, and the two shootings occurred in a Los Angeles area that is to a great extent Jewish.

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The data uncovered during the examination recommends that Tran found the Jewish region in the wake of searching for a genuine market in the Pico-Robertson area on a famous business-survey application. Tran supposedly headed to the location of the main shooting in the wake of tracking down the market. The following day, when the subsequent shooting occurred, Tran supposedly returned to the scene, as indicated by the grievance.

Analysts moved quickly to recognize Tran’s vehicle, assemble observer declaration, and accumulate Tran’s experience information, which is definite in the criminal grumbling.

The declaration was made by Aide Principal legal officer Kristen Clarke of the Social equality Division of the Equity Office, U.S. Lawyer Martin Estrada for the Focal Region of California, Collaborator Chief Luis Quesada of the Criminal Analytical Division of the FBI, and Colleague Chief in Control Donald Alway of the FBI Los Angeles Field Office.

The circumstance is being investigated by both the Los Angeles Police Division and the FBI Los Angeles Field Office. Huge assistance was given by the police branches of Wellspring Valley, Church building City, and Riverside Province.

The arraignment is being taken care of by Associate U.S. Lawyers Kathrynne Seiden, Maria Jhai, and Frances Lewis of the Focal Locale of California’s Public Defilement and Social equality Part of the Equity Division’s Social liberties Division.