Hamodia: Yeshiva Bachur was Shot Inside Yeshiva, Menahel Also Attacked

Update: Denver police have arrested 4 suspects in connection with the murder and shooting spree. They were taken into custody last night. Police say it appears the victims were targeted at random therefore  the homicide near the yeshiva Toras Chaim does not appear to be bias motivated. more

 Hamodia reporting new information on the shooting of a Yeshivah Bachur in Denver

New information suggests Shmuel Silverberg z”l, 18, was killed in Denver by a group of criminals who followed him into the yeshiva on Wednesday.

In an interview with Hamodia, a parent with sons at Yeshivah Toras Chaim in Denver provided more information on the tragedy. He emphasized that as of now, there is “no knowledge of the motive…[police] have yet to categorize it as targeting a Jewish institution” and the shooting was believed to be part of a larger stealing and shooting spree that took place by a group of men that night.......

The parent told Hamodia that the three or four assailants were by the yeshiva around 11 p.m. when they shot into the front windows of the building, into the library. Silverberg, who was the only bochur outside, ran, and the criminals chased after him. When the doors to the front entrances would not open, having been securely locked, Silverberg ran to the back door near the kitchen.

There, the men caught up to Silverberg and forced him to open the door, and they all entered into a vestibule near the kitchen together.

The menahel, Rabbi Naftali Seidenfeld ran in from his office towards the vestibule, apparently hearing the disturbance. He locked eyes with one of the criminals, who shot at him. Rabbi Seidenfeld fell backwards, unharmed, as the bullets had been stopped by a nearby door separating the vestibule from the dining room. The bochurim in the dining room were unharmed and protected by the door.

Then the assailants shot Silverberg, and fled before police arrived. Read more at Hamodia