LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Enhances Synagogue Security In Wake Of Pittsburgh Shootings

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has sent out a tweet assuring the local Jewish community that city police are enhancing security around local Synagogues in the wake of the Pittsburgh mass shooting.

Garcetti said that the LAPD would step up patrols and has reached out to community leaders to address any concerns in the wake of the incident.

He said the Pittsburgh incident has no specific connection to anything in Los Angeles.

No nexus to LA if the shooting in Pittsburgh. However, LAPD is stepping up patrols around places of worship today and we are reaching out to Jewish community leaders. We mourn with #TreeOfLife community today. EG

— Eric Garcetti (@ericgarcetti) October 27, 2018