A person of interest in the slaying of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll is in custody, police said Sunday.

The person was not publicly identified, and police declined to explain why the person was a focus. They also declined to say whether the person of interest was the same person whom they initially arrested but then released in the slaying.

“In an effort to ensure the integrity of this ongoing investigation, no further details will be released at this time,” Detroit police said in a statement late Sunday.

It happened just two weeks after Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, sparking a war. In the wake of the fighting, antisemitic and anti-Arab attacks in the U.S. have been on the rise, and leaders in Jewish and Arab American communities have condemned domestic violence and hateful speech.

  • @givesomefucks
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    110 months ago

    Yeah, but there was months when everyone was claiming it was a hate crime with no evidence…

    So it seems disingenuous to make this argument when someone points out there isn’t a single reason to think this is a hate crime.

    The person you replied to didn’t even outright say it wasn’t a hate crime like your acting…

    Did you just read it wrong because it’s early?

    If not I really don’t see a point in continuing this exchange.

    • Flying Squid
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      The killing happened a month and a half ago, so no there were not ‘months’ where everyone was claiming that. Much like the original person’s incorrect claim that she was inside her house when it happened.

      And, yet again, I am saying, and I don’t know why this is not clear to you, that there’s no reason to assume it is a hate crime and there is no reason to assume it is not a hate crime.

      Also, I read nothing wrong. OP said “If it was an attack on Jews in general, why didn’t they target an area with multiple victims?” which clearly implies that it was not a hate crime.