Police officer shot outside Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after the officer and the suspect were hospitalized, with police saying there was no risk to public safety.
- 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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The exchange of gunfire took place outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. The circumstances of the shooting were not specified at this time.
A police officer and another person were wounded last night in a shooting outside a synagogue in Belleville, in the Canadian province of Ontario, the police said, CNN reports today.
Police officer shot outside Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur, officials say
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he is 'disgusted' by the incident, which was reported outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville as Jewish community gathered to mark Yom Kippur • The condition of the suspected shooter and officer is unknown
A police officer and an armed individual were seriously injured during a shooting exchange on Sunday night near a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario.
An Agent De policía Resultsó Herido De Bala Looking for a Synagogue of Ontario During the Yom Kippur
Por Hannah Park Un agente de policía resultó herido de bala cerca de una synagogue en Ontario, Canadá, el domingo por la noche, mitras miembros de la comunidad judía se reunían para conmemorar el Yom Kippur, según informano las autoridades. Alredededor de las 19:10, un agente se incontrato con un identico cerca de la intersección
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