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Police officer shot outside Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur
The civilian watchdog says the man was in life-threatening condition as police withheld details on what led to the gunfire.
- On Sunday night, a police officer and an individual were shot outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, during a Yom Kippur gathering.
- The incident disrupted a peaceful evening in a mostly residential area as the Jewish community marked the solemn religious holiday around 7:10 p.m.
- According to The Belleville Police Service, an officer encountered the individual near Bleecker Avenue and Victoria Avenue, with both sustaining injuries and being transported to hospital.
- Ontario's Special Investigations Unit , the province's civilian police watchdog, has launched an investigation into the shooting, with local police providing no further comment at this time.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford condemned the shooting, stating he is "disgusted" and expects those responsible to be "prosecuted to the full extent of the law," while thanking first responders.
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A police officer and a man, hospitalized in critical condition, were injured by shooting, on the weekend, in a firefight, near a synagogue, in Ontario, during the holidays of Iom Kipur, reports The Associated Press.
A shooting has broken out outside a synagogue in the Canadian city of Belleville, Ontario, as members of the Jewish community gathered for Yom Kippur services. A police officer was injured in the incident, Reuters reports, reports News.bg. Police say the shooting happened around 7:10 p.m. on September 20 in the city's east side, near a residential area. According to the Ontario Special Investigation Unit, the suspected shooter - a 29-year-old ma…
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