29.12.2019 - 11:19 [ CNN ]

5 people were stabbed at a Hanukkah celebration in a New York suburb

Officials are still working an active crime scene, Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel said in a news conference.

He said a suspect, described as a tall black man, was apprehended by police.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the stabbing was „the latest in a string of attacks against members of the Jewish community in New York this week.“