Police: Shooting of 2 men at Los Angeles synagogue last year stemmed from business dispute

LAPD: Business dispute led to Oct synagogue attack

LOS ANGELES — Police say a business dispute prompted the shooting of two men at a North Hollywood synagogue last year.

Los Angeles police Detective Steve Castro would not give details on the dispute but said Monday that one of the victims was targeted and the other was a bystander.

Police say Christopher Littlejohn shot both men in the legs Oct. 29 in a synagogue parking garage as they arrived for morning service. The 37-year-old was arrested Thursday by Beverly Hills police in a separate assault predating the synagogue shooting. Officers had been looking for him for months.

Castro says the victim in the Beverly Hills assault was connected to the targeted synagogue victim. He did not give details.

A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office did not immediately know whether any charges would be filed.