Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement on Monday saying he, his wife and the nation of Israel were praying for the full recovery of the people wounded in the “vicious terror attack” in Colorado.
“Sadly, attacks like this are becoming too common across the country,” said Mark Michalek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Denver field office.
In New York, the police department said it had upped its presence at religious sites throughout the city for Shavuot.
The eight victims who were wounded were aged between 52 and 88 and the injuries ranged from serious to minor, officials said.
The attack occurred as people with a volunteer group called Run For Their Lives was concluding a weekly demonstration to raise visibility for the hostages who remain in Gaza.
