FBI got tips minutes before California synagogue attack

The FBI said it got tips about a social media post threatening violence against Jews just minutes before a gunman killed a worshipper and wounded three others at a Southern California synagogue an attack that makes him "part of the history of evil that has been perpetrated on Jewish people for centuries," the suspect's family said Monday.

The tips to an FBI website and hotline included a link to the anonymous post but did not offer specific information about its author or the location of the threat.

The bureau said employees immediately tried to determine who wrote it, but the shooting occurred before they could establish his identity.

John T. Earnest, 19, was charged with murder and attempted murder in Saturday's attack as well as arson in connection with a nearby mosque fire last month.

He was expected in court Tuesday.

His parents said their son and five siblings were raised in a family that "rejected hate and taught that love must be the motive for everything we do."
They said they were cooperating with investigators to help "uncover many details of the path that he took to this evil and despicable act."
"Crowds would be cheering his name," Cruise said Monday. "Everybody loved him."
He always seemed like a nice guy. ... He didn't seem like the type of person who would go off the deep end."