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In this Sept. 19, 2019 file photo defendant John Earnest listens during testimony during his preliminary hearing in Superior Court in San Diego. On March 5, 2020, prosecutors announced they would pursue the death penalty against Earnest. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool,File) **FILE**

Death penalty sought in 2019 California synagogue shooting

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Defendant John Earnest listens during testimony by witness Oscar Stewart during Earnest's preliminary hearing, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Superior Court in San Diego. Prosecutors say Earnest opened fire during a Passover service at the Chabad of Poway synagogue on April 27, killing one woman and injuring three people, including the rabbi. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Judge orders trial in synagogue shooting

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Defendant John Earnest listens during testimony by witness Oscar Stewart during Earnest's preliminary hearing, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Superior Court in San Diego. Prosecutors say Earnest opened fire during a Passover service at the Chabad of Poway synagogue on April 27, killing one woman and injuring three people, including the rabbi. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

Judge orders trial in Southern California synagogue shooting

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

In this April 30, 2019 file photo, John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. Prosecutors say Earnest opened fire during a Passover service at the Chabad of Poway synagogue on April 27, killing one woman and injuring three people, including the rabbi. A preliminary hearing for Earnest began Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in state court and is expected to last up to two days. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File) **FILE**

The Latest: Witness describes California synagogue attack

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In this April 30, 2019 file photo, John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. Prosecutors say Earnest opened fire during a Passover service at the Chabad of Poway synagogue on April 27, killing one woman and injuring three people, including the rabbi. A preliminary hearing for Earnest began Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in state court and is expected to last up to two days. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File) **FILE**

Hearing begins for California synagogue shooting suspect

By Elliot Spagat - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, April 28, 2019 file photo, a San Diego county sheriff's deputy stands in front of the Chabad of Poway synagogue, in Poway, Calif. A 19-year-old nursing student who opened fire at the California synagogue in April didn't have a valid hunting license, which is the only way someone under 21 who isn't in the military or law enforcement can legally buy a weapon under state law. The California Fish and Wildlife Department said Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, that John T. Earnest was issued a hunting license, but it had not gone into effect yet. It’s unclear how Earnest bought the gun. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

Synagogue shooting suspect had invalid license to buy gun

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 29, 2019, file photo, Yisroel Goldstein, Rabbi of Chabad of Poway, holds a yellow rose as he speaks at the funeral for Lori Kaye, who is pictured at left, in Poway, Calif. Kaye, who was was killed Saturday, April 27, when a gunman opened fire inside the Chabad of Poway synagogue, had given Goldstein the flower as part of a bouquet the day before the shooting, which also injured Goldstein. Details in newly released search warrants give the clearest indication that the New Zealand attacks on mosques inspired a San Diego man to open fire during a Passover service at the synagogue in April, killing Kaye and injuring three others. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Warrants say New Zealand attack inspired synagogue shooting

By JULIE WATSON and ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

The Latest: Synagogue attack search warrants to be unsealed

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FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo, John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. A federal search warrant says Ernest, the sole suspect in a Southern California synagogue shooting told an investigator that he adopted his hatred of Judaism 18 months before the fatal attack. Earnest also told a San Diego Sheriff's Office detective that that he was inspired by Adolf Hitler and suspected New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Search warrant cites synagogue shooter’s hatred of Judaism

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty to new charges

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FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo, John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. New federal charges have been filed against Earnest accused with opening fire in a Southern California synagogue, killing one person and wounding three others on April 27. A federal grand jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, handed up a revised indictment that adds four counts of discharging a firearm during crimes of violence. He earlier pleaded not guilty to 109 federal charges. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

New federal charges filed in California synagogue shooting

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The Latest: Synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty

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FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. The 19-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting at a Southern California synagogue is scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday, May 14, 2019, on federal hate crime charges. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty to hate crimes

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. Federal officials announced Thursday, May 9, 2019, that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against Earnest accused of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue on April 27, the last day of Passover, a major Jewish holiday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Gunman told 911 ‘I just shot up a synagogue’ after attack

By JULIE WATSON and ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. Federal officials announced Thursday, May 9, 2019, that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against Earnest, accused of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue on April 27, the last day of Passover, a major Jewish holiday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool,File)

Prosecutors say synagogue gunman boasted of hate for Jews

By JULIE WATSON and ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 28, 2019 file photo, a San Diego county sheriff's deputy stands in front of the Poway Chabad Synagogue in Poway, Calif. Federal officials announced Thursday, May 9, 2019, that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against John T. Earnest, accused of opening fire in the Southern California synagogue on April 27, the last day of Passover, a major Jewish holiday. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

The Latest: Federal hate crimes charged in synagogue attack

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John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in San Diego. Earnest faces charges of murder and attempted murder in the April 27 assault on the Chabad of Poway synagogue, which killed one woman and injured three people, including the rabbi. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Suspect in synagogue attack legally bought gun

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A woman leaves flowers on a growing memorial across the street from the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, Calif., on Monday, April 29, 2019. A gunman opened fire on Saturday, April 27 as dozens of people were worshipping exactly six months after a mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue. (AP Photo/Greg Bull)

Synagogue shooter struggled with gun, fled with 50 bullets

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, right, is hugged as he leaves a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Poway, Calif. A man opened fire Saturday inside the synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of a major Jewish holiday. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Correction: Synagogue Shooting-California story

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Heavily armed San Diego police officers approach a house thought to be the home of 19 year-old John T. Earnest, who is a suspect in the shooting of several people in a Poway synagogue, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. A gunman used an AR-type assault weapon to shoot worshippers at Chabad of Poway, San Diego County Sheriff William Gore said. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

Rabbi says gun ‘miraculously jammed’ in California attack

By AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press