ALBANY, N.Y. — A man who fired a shotgun into the air outside a synagogue in New York’s capital city is an Iraqi-born U.S. citizen who told investigators he felt affected by events in the Middle East, a federal agent said in a court filing. “All hate crimes must be condemned and not tolerated here.” Alkhader, who lives in Schenectady, …
A menorah stands outside the entrance to Temple Israel on Thursday in Albany, N.Y. A 28-year-old suspect was in police custody on suspicion of firing two rounds from a shotgun outside the Jewish temple on Friday, just hours before the start of Hanukkah. A man who fired a shotgun into the air outside a synagogue in New York’s capital city …
CNN — A man taken into custody after shots were fired outside an Albany, New York, synagogue hours before a Hanukkah observance was set to begin told investigators “events in the Middle East” have impacted him, a federal law enforcement official said in court documents. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, of Schenectady, faces a charge of possession of a firearm by …
