• A man was taken into custody after he fired in New York.
• The incident occurred hours before Hanukkah began.
• Witnesses described the suspect as acting suspiciously.

The governor of the state announced that a man was taken into custody on Thursday in Albany, the capital of New York, following a gunshot incident outside a synagogue.

The incident happened a few hours before the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah began, but no one was hurt.

Local resident 28-year-old suspect was seen “walking around outside the synagogue acting very suspicious, according to witnesses,” Governor Kathy Hochul said.

He thereafter “fired off a round from a shotgun while making threatening statements.”

“The safety of Jewish New Yorkers is non-negotiable,” Hochul stated. “Every act, whether it’s verbal or physical, any act of anti-Semitism is unacceptable.”

She stated that “hate, anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia” are not acceptable in New York and that throughout Hanukkah, police would be on high alert.

At the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Hochul and Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, which is situated about 90 miles (150 kilometers) south of Albany, took part in a number of protests in favor of Israel and Jewish Americans.

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