Amid Israel-Hamas war, Detroit synagogue president found stabbed to death

Amid the Israeli offensive against terror group Hamas in Gaza the president of a Detroit synagogue board Samantha Woll was found dead on Saturday morning with multiple stab wounds outside her home CNN reported citing police officialsThe synagogue shared the news in a Facebook post stating that Woll was the president of the board of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Downtown DetroitWe are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll our Board President the synagogue said adding May her memory be a blessingPolice officers were called on Saturday morning and informed about a person lying on the ground unresponsive CNN reported citing the Detroit Police Department adding as soon as they arrived at the scene they found a trail of blood which led them to Wolls homeWoll was declared dead on the scene police saidThe police believe that the crime took place inside her home CNN reportedThe police have not found the motive behind the killing yet adding that the case had been assigned to its homicide unit for investigation according to the reportThe FBI in Detroit stated it would assist the local police in the investigation of the crime it addedThe FBI is aware of the incident and we will assist the Detroit Police Department as requested CNN quoted the FBI as saying in a statementDetroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Wolls death has left a huge hole in the Detroit communityDuggan said in a statement that a few weeks ago he and Woll were celebrating the newly renovated synagogue together It was a project she successfully led with great pride and enthusiasm CNN quoted Duggan as sayingThis entire city joins with her family and friends in mourning her tragic death he addedMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel also expressed her grief and shared condolences in a post on Facebook stating Sam was as kind a person as Ive ever known She was driven by her sincere love of her community state and countryWoll had previously worked with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin according to a post on US Representative Elissa Slotkins social media page CNN reportedThe Congresswoman added that Woll dedicated her short life to building understanding across faiths bringing light in the face of darknessMy heart aches that we have lost someone so dedicated to serving others in such a senseless act Ill miss her relentless desire to serve amp her bright smile seemingly everywhere across the Detroit area she added in the postThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever