The president of a Detroit synagogue was found stabbed to death
The president of a Detroit synagogue board was found dead Saturday morning with multiple stab wounds outside her home, police said, CNN reports.
The victim, Samantha Woll, was the president of the board of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, which is in downtown Detroit, the synagogue said in a Facebook post.
“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President,” the synagogue said. “May her memory be a blessing.” Officers were called Saturday morning about a person lying on the ground unresponsive and when they arrived at the scene, they found a “trail of blood” leading them to Woll’s home, according to a statement from the Detroit Police Department.
Police believe the crime took place inside her home. Officers found Woll’s body with multiple stab wounds and she was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
The Detroit Police Department said the case had been assigned to its homicide unit for investigation.
