CHICAGO: A California man convicted of attacking a synagogue and mosque in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison without parole, US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Wednesday.

John Earnest entered the Chabad of Poway synagogue on April 27, 2019, and opened fire, killing one woman and injuring three others before he was stopped by police.

Earnest, who was 19 at the time, also admitted attempting to set fire to the Dar-ul-Arqam mosque in Escondido, California, on March 24, 2019.