The two people who stormed a kosher grocery store in Jersey City with rifles, killing three people inside and also murdering a veteran detective, have been identified as David Anderson and Francine Graham, four law enforcement sources familiar with the case tell News 4.
Who Are Jersey City Shootout Suspects?
Three sources say Anderson was a one-time follower of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement, a group whose members believe they are descendants of the ancient Israelites and may adhere to both Christian and Judaic beliefs. There was a note with religious writings in the U-Haul he and Graham allegedly drove to the scene, but a motive — including any alleged nexus to hate or terror remains under active investigation, officials say.
Law enforcement sources had no immediate details on Graham, but a neighbor tells News 4 she lived near him for years. The neighbor described Graham as a former home health aide in Manhattan who met Anderson after she got hurt at work and quit; he says Graham turned into a “dark person” after they met.
The neighbor also claims Graham was coerced into a militant religion he could not identify; chanting and reading of the New Testament, translated into “evil,” could be heard from her home, he said. A year ago, the neighbor says Graham stopped paying her condo fees and left. Jersey City tells News 4 the mortgage was assumed by a bank in November 2018.
Credit: NBC4
Benny Colontonio
Evil sick bastards ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
This should be called a terrorist attack
Pete Zito it is
Pete Zito agreed
Why, to put everyone in a panic for no reason
No- its not. It’s a hate crime fueled by prejudices.
Adele Marie if they used those pipe bombs would it be a terror attack then
Austin William Zabilowicz
Sounds like a hate crime but need more info.
Tim Reid
Religiously motivated with handwritten scriptures and an IED. What else do you need?
Y Does This Happen Wish Guns Were Never Made????????????????????????
Paty Prahl sadly criminals do not abide by gun laws 🙁
lol..could of plowed the uhaul truck into a crowd killing many more if wanted..there evil criminals they would of found a way
I wish dumb people were never made. We need more controlled pregnancy!
Paty Prahl what a childish comment
The gun isn’t the problem. The person firing the gun is
Paty Prahl
More like what if the internet was never invented
Paty Prahl
Paty Prahl I know, right!? Thankfully Nero just burned people alive, couldn’t imagine what he would have done with guns. ???? I guess you forgot history class
Rich Fink Jr.
Mariie Danielle
All that ammo and gear seems there was something in that grocery they wanted
Russell Trotter
Jewish souls.
Russell Trotter they wanted the white mans souls… remember the whole thing in DC with the school kids wearing the MAGA hat and the black racist guys, yeah, those are the same guys…
I’m so confused yesterday it was being reported as a drug bust gone wrong and suspect ran into the supermarket to get away from the police. How did we get to a hate crime? So confused
Cheryl Lugo
Because what you heard or read yesterday was fucking bullshit. They were members of the Black Hebrew Israelites hate group. What’s so confusing about that.
Michael you are posting pics of the wrong people.
Michael Thomas that’s not them.
Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas what was confusing was that’s not what was presented at first. No need for attitude.
Michael Thomas she meant BS.. wow are they going to play this out
Praying for all life lost????????
i am confused by the use of pronouns! he and she in same sentence talking about same person? ahh
And yet no pictures of the murderers. Blackout Governor Murphy and cohorts ?
Patty Oyola
That’s awful!
Trash
Omg..they’re going to play this up.. just what this State needed..more false anti semitic accusations..RIP detective Seals
Black Hebrew Israelite’s !! CALL IT WHAT IT IS !!
Mary Marcus Had read somewhere else it was drug related but now seems to be terrorists. ????