Man Fires Shotgun Outside Jewish Temple in Upstate New York as Hanukkah Begins, No One Injured

A menorah stands outside the entrance to Temple Israel in Albany, N.Y., on Dec. 7, 2023. Maysoon Khan/AP Photo

ALBANY, N.Y.—A man fired a shotgun twice outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York, hours before the start of Hanukkah on Thursday, then said “Free Palestine” as he was taken into custody, police said. No one was injured.

The gunfire outside Temple Israel happened at around 2 p.m. and a 28-year-old man was in custody, according to officials. Police did not identify the man, but Gov. Kathy Hochul said he was a local resident.