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Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Near Jewish Academy

12/13/2025

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Joel Bowman, a Tennessee man, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and aggravated burglary for firing shots outside the Margolin Hebrew Academy in Memphis on July 31, 2023.
He received an eight-year probation sentence.
Although not motivated by antisemitism, the incident occurred amid rising anti-Jewish sentiment in the United States.
Following the shooting, Bowman was shot by police and hospitalized.
The Margolin Hebrew Academy has installed metal doors and increased guards.

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Joel Bowman, a Tennessee man, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and aggravated burglary for firing shots outside the Margolin Hebrew Academy in Memphis on July 31, 2023.
He received an eight-year probation sentence.
Although not motivated by antisemitism, the incident occurred amid rising anti-Jewish sentiment in the United States.
Following the shooting, Bowman was shot by police and hospitalized.
The Margolin Hebrew Academy has installed metal doors and increased guards.