Security staff detain armed man at D.C. synagogue after metal detector alert

Security staff at Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, D.C., detained a man trying to enter with a firearm after a metal detector alerted them Saturday morning. Police arrested 32-year-old Tyler Finn of Lynchburg, Virginia, and charged him with carrying a pistol without a license and possessing an unregistered firearm and ammunition. No one was injured, the suspect’s motive remains unknown, and Jewish community security officials said there was no known ongoing threat to the wider Washington area Jewish community.