Harvard Law Professor Arrested After Pellet Gun Incident Near Brookline Synagogue

Harvard Law School Professor Arrested Following Shooting Incident - Above the Law

Carlos Portugal Gouvêa, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, was arrested last week following a shooting incident in front of Temple Beth Zion on Yom Kippur. Gouvêa was charged with illegally discharging a pellet gun, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and malicious damage of personal property. Security for the Temple called the police reporting a man with a gun, after the shooting which occurred their Kol Nidre service. There was d…

Harvard Professor Arrested After Shooting Pellet Gun Near Brookline Temple: Report

The incident took place on Yom Kippur.

Harvard professor on leave after allegedly shooting pellet gun near synagogue

‘No reason to believe this was an antisemitic event,’ Jewish leaders say Harvard Law School placed a visiting professor on leave over the weekend after he allegedly shot a pellet gun near a synagogue during Yom Kippur – although antisemitism is not believed to have been a motive. Allegedly, Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a law professor from Brazil, told police he was “hunting rats in the area”… Source

Visiting Harvard Law professor arrested after allegedly firing pellet gun near Brookline synagogue

Visiting Harvard Law professor Carlos Portugal Gouvêa told police he was using the pellet rifle to hunt rats near Temple Beth Zion.

Harvard suspends prof arrested for firing pellet gun near synagogue on Yom Kippur

The visiting law professor, who claims he was hunting rats, is due in court in November.The post Harvard suspends prof arrested for firing pellet gun near synagogue on Yom Kippur appeared first on JNS.org.

Visiting Harvard Law Prof Arrested After Allegedly Firing Pellet Gun Outside Synagogue

“has been placed on administrative leave as the school seeks to learn more about this matter”