An armed man was arrested Saturday morning after attempting to enter the Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, D.C., according to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. 

Officers responded to Washington Hebrew Congregation at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, before Shabbat services began, after metal detectors indicated that the man attempting to enter the synagogue was armed. Synagogue security staff detained him and recovered the weapon, a spokesperson for the MPD told Jewish Insider.

Police arrested the man, identified as 32-year-old Tyler Finn of Lynchburg, Va., who was charged with carrying a pistol without a license and possession of an unregistered firearm and ammunition, local police said.  

The suspect’s intent and motive remain under investigation, according to MPD. 

No one was injured, JShield, the local federation’s community security initiative, said in a statement thanking the congregation’s security personnel and police for their response. The organization said it was in close contact with the synagogue and law enforcement and that there was no known ongoing threat to the Greater Washington Jewish community.

Founded in 1852, Washington Hebrew Congregation is one of the largest Reform synagogues in the country, with more than 2,200 members residing in the nation’s capital and its surrounding suburbs. Synagogue leadership did not immediately respond to a request for comment from JI.  

The attempted attack reflects a nationwide surge in threats and violence against Jewish institutions, including the March terrorist attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., where an armed driver rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into the building.