A Detroit Jewish leader identified as Samantha Woll (40) was found dead outside her home Saturday morning after being stabbed to death.

Woll’s body was discovered after a trail of blood led to her home, where she was found with multiple stab wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. Woll had been Board President of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue since 2022.

Emergency personnel found Woll dead “with multiple stab wounds to her body,” Detroit police said in a statement. A trail of blood led officers to Woll’s nearby home, “which is where the crime is believed to have occurred.”

“At this time, the motive for the killing is unknown.”

The killing came at a moment of escalating tensions between Jews and Muslims over the Israel-Hamas war.

The Mayor of Detroit, Mike Duggan, said he was “devastated” by the loss of “one of Detroit’s great young leaders,” and that “just weeks ago, I shared a day of joy with Sam at the dedication of the newly renovated Downtown Synagogue. It was a project she successfully led with great pride and enthusiasm,”

“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President,” the synagogue said in a post on Facebook.