Man Fires Gun Outside New York State Synagogue
Posted on AllSides December 7th, 2023
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Officials arrested a man in the New York capital of Albany on Thursday after he fired a gun outside a synagogue, the state's governor said. No one was injured in the incident, which occurred just hours before the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The 28-year-old suspect, a local resident, was seen "walking around outside the synagogue acting very suspicious, according to witnesses," Governor Kathy Hochul said. He then "fired off a round from a shotgun while making threatening statements." "The safety of Jewish New Yorkers is nonnegotiable," Hochul...
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