Arson that Destroyed Duluth Synagogue Not a Hate Crime

(Fox News) Robert Gearty - Matthew Amiot, 36, with a history of prior arrests, was charged Friday with first-degree arson for the fire that destroyed the Adas Israel Synagogue in Duluth, Minnesota. Duluth Police Chief Mike Tusken said Sunday: "There is at this moment in time no reason to believe this is a bias or hate crime." The blaze started in a shed outside the synagogue and spread into the building, Fire Chief Shawn Krizaj said. No accelerants were found.


2019-09-16 00:00:00

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