Dozens gathered outside the Betsy Ross House for a prayer service and religious celebration on the first night of Hanukkah, hours after a mass shooting in Australia at a Jewish party.

The Redlands Police Department’s investigation is still active as of Monday afternoon, according to spokesperson Carl Baker. The incident is being investigated as a potential hate crime. Police said Sunday the weapon used was likely an airsoft gun, as officers found no shell casings around the house.

Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting. Gunmen targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah, killing 15 people on Sunday. More than

Los Angeles County law enforcement departments have upped their security near Jewish places of worship and Hanukkah events in the wake of a shooting that left more than a dozen people dead​ at a beach in Australia.

The horrific mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia has first responders on the Mississippi Gulf Coast reevaluating safety measures for big events.

WASHINGTON In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, condemned

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

Hanukkah celebrations continued in Chicago's Jewish community in light of the shooting in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend.