Poway street renamed in memory of Chabad of Poway shooting victim
The street is located about one mile from the Chabad of Poway, where Gilbert-Kaye, 60, was killed in the April 27 shooting.
By MARCY OSTER/JTAA HEARSE carrying the body of Lori Gilbert- Kaye, the sole fatality of the April 27 synagogue shooting that also left three injured, leaves the Chabad of Poway in San Diego, California, on April 29. Nineteen-yearold white supremacist John T. Earnest shot up the Chabad in a copycat attack inspired by(photo credit: JOHN GASTALDO/REUTERS)
Lori Lynn Lane has been dedicated in memory of Lori Lynn Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in the shooting attack on the Chabad of Poway in April.Eva Drive, the previous name of the short street in northern Poway near San Diego, was changed during a ceremony on Friday. The change came at the request of family and friends and with the blessing of the city, the Los Angeles Times reported. The street is located about a kilometer from the Chabad of Poway, where Gilbert-Kaye, 60, was killed in the April 27 shooting. Three others were injured, including an eight-year-old girl and the synagogue’s rabbi, who lost a finger.“It’s somehow appropriate that we gather here just before Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, because Lori was a bright and shining light,” Poway Mayor Steve Vaus said at the ceremony. “The name of the holiday comes from the Hebrew word for dedication. So it’s fitting that we gather here to dedicate this street in memory of Lori, her life and truly, her light.”The accused gunman, 20-year-old John Earnest, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder. Earnest told a 911 operator in the moments after the attack that he did it to save white people from Jews. (JTA)
