Transient accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in LA to plead guilty, prosecutors say

A transient with a history of antisemitism who authorities say admitted attempting to kill two people who he believed were Jewish in Los Angeles in 2023 has agreed to plead guilty to hate-crime charges and other offenses, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday, May 14.

Jaime Tran, 29, had made Riverside one of his homes, and he was arrested in Cathedral City on Feb. 16, 2023, the day of the second shooting in two days in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of L.A. Tran had a rifle and handgun when he was arrested, authorities said.