Driver in custody after car crashes into Chabad World Headquarters in Brooklyn

[ad_1] A automobile crashed into the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, and the New York Police Division is investigating the incident as a attainable hate crime, officers stated.

The incident was caught on video.

New York Metropolis Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated police have been already assigned to a element at 770 Jap Parkway in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood once they heard a commotion within the constructing's most important entrance round 8:45 p.m.

After they responded, they noticed a automobile strike the rear door, reverse after which strike the door once more.

A automobile crashed into the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.

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No accidents have been reported, and the motive force was taken into custody, Tisch stated.

The NYPD Bomb Squad responded and performed a full sweep of the automobile. No explosives or different harmful gadgets have been discovered, she stated.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Process Drive is main the investigation.

At a information convention, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani known as it a "horrifying incident" and "deeply alarming" and stated "antisemitism has no place in our society."

The incident occurred throughout a Chabad vacation, when hundreds of individuals from all over the world have been gathered on the headquarters, New York Legal professional Normal Letitia James informed reporters.

A automobile crashed into the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.

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The Anti-Defamation League of New York and New Jersey launched an announcement on social media.

"We're deeply disturbed by reviews of an incident that occurred tonight in Brooklyn. Simply minutes in the past, a automobile repeatedly rammed into 770 Jap Parkway," the group stated within the assertion. "This constructing isn't solely a synagogue, but in addition the worldwide @ChabadHeadquarters and a beloved image of Judaism all over the world."