By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:24 BST, 2 May 2019 | Updated: 18:26 BST, 2 May 2019
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The off-duty border patrol agent who rushed the Californian synagogue shooter away from worshipers last month was praised for his efforts at a White House ceremony on Thursday.
Jonathan Morales chased after the gunman who opened fire at the Chabad of Poway synagogue near San Diego last weekend.
He and a local resident Oscar Stewart, an army veteran who was inside praying, chased gunman John Earnest, 19, into the parking lot after he opened fire.
Stewart slammed on Earnest's car window and Morales shot at the vehicle.
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Jonathan Morales is the off-duty border patrol agent who chased after the synagogue shooter who opened fire in California last Saturday. He was honored at a White House ceremony on Thursday
On Thursday, President Trump invited him up to the podium to thank him for hi s bravery during a service to commemorate National Day of Prayer.
Morales played down his heroism.
'We were