Posted on 12/08/23
| News Source: FOX News
The FBI said Friday that a man suspected of firing gunshots outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York yesterday been federally charged.
"Thanks to the swift coordination between the ATF, FBI, and our partners at Albany Police Department and New York State Police, Mufid Fawaz Alkhader has been arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person," the FBI said in a statement.
Alkhader was expected to appear in a federal courtroom in Albany on Friday, according to the Associated Press.
Officials say Alkhader is the man who was arrested shortly after the shots were fired at Temple Israel at around 2 p.m. Thursday. Police did not initially release the man's name, but Gov. Kathy Hochul said he was a local resident.
Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins said the man said “Free Palestine" when officers arrested him.
There were no injuries stemming from the incident.