Police said a 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with 14 counts, including attempted murder, assault, and hate crimes for allegedly stabbing a 33-year-old man near a Brooklyn synagogue over the weekend.

Officers were called to Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights just before 2 a.m. Saturday, near the Chabad-Lubavitch movement headquarters on Eastern Parkway.

A 33-year-old individual was cut in the torso after a verbal argument with a 26-year-old who shouted “Free Palestine,” according to the police. The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital and is in stable condition.

Vincent Sumpter, 22, was arrested and charged with various offenses including attempted murder, assault with a weapon, menacing, harassment based on race or religion, and hate crimes. Police has tried to contact Sumpter’s attorney for a statement. Sumpter said he did not commit the crimes he was accused of. The judge decided he would need to pay $100,000 to be released before his next court date on Thursday.

According to court documents, the suspect not only shouted “Free Palestine” but also asked the victim, “Do you want to die?” before stabbing him. Yaacov Behrman, a rabbi and spokesman for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, mentioned that members of the community chased and held the suspect until the police arrived and arrested him. CNN has contacted the synagogue for a statement. Behrman stated that he went to see the victim, a Jewish man with strong connections to the community, in the hospital on Sunday night.

Behrman wrote that he is thankful to be alive and realizes that if the stabbing had been just 4 centimeters away, the outcome would have been very different. He is getting better and is expected to be discharged within the next 24 to 48 hours.

The rabbi pointed out that this situation shows the risk of antisemitic and hateful messages spread by certain local politicians and leaders in New York and across the US. Behrman warned that this incident should serve as a reminder of what could happen if such hateful language continues. When hate and encouragement of violence against a specific group are promoted, it often results in acts of violence.