Overview
- Police took a 22-year-old congregant into custody after a 14-year-old congregant was cut inside a Borough Park synagogue at 1675 54th Street.
- Officers responded to a 911 report for an emotionally disturbed person and found the minor with a hand injury from a cutting instrument.
- The injured teen refused medical attention at the scene and the suspect was held for questioning by investigators.
- Officials have not released further details about what led to the attack and the motive remains under investigation.
- The incident comes against a recent backdrop of attacks and disruptions at New York synagogues that have raised local security concerns and prompted increased law enforcement attention.