Security Stops Armed Man at Washington Synagogue

Security staff at Washington Hebrew Congregation stopped Tyler Finn from entering the Washington, D.C., synagogue with a firearm on Saturday morning, and police arrested him after responding to the scene. No injuries were reported. The Metropolitan Police Department said Finn faces charges related to carrying a pistol without a license and possessing an unregistered firearm and ammunition.

According to the police account, synagogue security detained Finn after a metal detector identified the weapon. Officers arrived at about 10:15 a.m., recovered the firearm and arrested him at the scene. Finn is 32 and is from Lynchburg, Virginia.

The Metropolitan Police Department told JNS that the charges are carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of unregistered ammunition. The department has not disclosed what Finn intended to do inside the synagogue. His intent and motive remain under investigation, according to the department as reported by Jewish Insider.

The cited police incident report does not mark the event as a suspected hate crime, and the department is not investigating it as one, according to the police account. The sources do not...