They are continuing their investigation as they follow a “lot of evidence and information that has to be analyzed” surrounding her death, White said at the press briefing.
Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue, was found stabbed to death outside her home in Lafayette Park, Mich., on Saturday morning,PEOPLEreported previously.
White said on Monday that they believe the 40-year-old religious leader “stumbled” out and “collapsed” outside her home after being stabbed inside, leaving a trail of blood. She was on the street for “quite a while” before being discovered, he added.
Officials pronounced Woll dead at the scene after they found her body with multiple stab wounds after a witness reported seeing her unresponsive on the ground and called 911.
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TheIsaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogueconfirmed her death in a Facebook post on Saturday, writing: “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President.”
Woll was returning from a wedding where she was her “normal positive and pleasant self," according to witnesses.
TheDetroit Free Pressreported that Woll worked for Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on her reelection campaign before she served on the board of the Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue.
Slotkin, who serves Michigan’s seventh congressional district,issued a statement on X(formerly known as Twitter) in response to the synagogue’s announcement of Woll’s death.
“I and all of Team Slotkin is heartbroken at this news,” Slotkin, 47, wrote. “Sam worked for me from nearly the moment I became a Congresswoman, helping us set up the office & helping to lead it for my full first term.”
Nessel shared a photo of her and Woll together,writing on X, “I am shocked, saddened and horrified to learn of Sam’s brutal murder."
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said in astatementon X on Sunday he was “devastated” to hear about the death of one of Detroit’s “great young leaders.”
“Just weeks ago, I shared a day of joy with Sam at the dedication of the newly renovated Downtown Synagogue,” Duggan added. “It was a project she successfully led with great pride and enthusiasm.”
“As they investigate this horrific crime, I reiterate my call that we MUST focus on our humanity and look to love one another,” Bowman pleaded after noting some of her accomplishments.
The FBI is assisting with the investigation.
source: people.com
