BREAKING:Gunman opens fire at synagogue

A Gunman has opened fire at a synagogue wounding several people in the US, according to reports ,

A GUNMAN wearing swat gear has killed one and injured several people after opening fire at a synagogue as worshippers marked Passover

One woman – who has not been identified – was killed inside the synagogue in San Diego, California, and three others were wounded on the last day of Passover.

Rabbi Yisorel Goldstein was one of those injured in the shooting – reportedly having lost two fingers. 

The suspect – identified later as John Earnest, 19, of San Diego, fled the synagogue by car before surrendering to police shortly afterwards.

Witnesses said the gunman was wearing a tactical vest and a helmet according to CBS 8.

A person going under the name John Earnest posted an anti-Semitic manifesto on a website used by far-right extremists shortly before the attack.

VICTIM: Rabbi Yisorel Goldstein 

Authorities later identified one of the victims as the rabbi, who underwent surgery for treatment of "defensive wounds to his index fingers."

The sheriff's office said the two other patients, a 34-year-old man and the girl, 11, were each struck by shrapnel but were "doing well."

Officers arrived shortly before 11:30am in Poway, a suburb of about 50,000 residents, when the suspect walked into the synagogue and started shooting, Gore said.

As he was making his getaway, an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent opened fire on the suspect, striking the vehicle but apparently missing the suspect, according to Gore.