Second Teen Arrested in GTA Synagogue Shootings
The 17-year-old faces six charges, including reckless discharge of a firearm, after police linked him to shootings that damaged two synagogue buildings.
- York Regional Police arrested a 17-year-old male from Waterloo, Ont., on Wednesday, charging him in connection with shootings at two synagogues on March 6.
- Shots were fired at the Beth Avraham Yoseph in Vaughan and the Shaarei Shomayim in Toronto on March 6; no injuries occurred, though gunfire damaged both building entrances.
- The teen faces six charges, including two counts of reckless discharge of a firearm and weapons trafficking, with both suspects protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
- Police arrested an 18-year-old male earlier this month as the first suspect in the case, with investigators saying the inquiry remains ongoing.
- The shootings drew widespread condemnation across the region earlier this year; police apprehended the second suspect following a search warrant executed at a home in Cambridge.
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2nd Teen Charged in Toronto-Area Synagogue Shootings
A second teenager has been arrested and faces multiple charges in connection with shootings at two synagogues in the Greater Toronto Area in March. A male teenager aged 17 from Waterloo has been charged with six counts related to his alleged involvement with shootings that took place on March 6 and 7, police said in a May 29 news release. On Friday, March 6, police responded to a shooting at the Beth Avraham Yoseph synagogue at the intersection …
Second teen charged in March shootings outside Toronto area synagogues
A second suspect has been charged in connection with two March shootings that targeted synagogues in the Toronto area, the Toronto Police Service and York Regional Police said on Friday.A 17-year-old man from Waterloo, who was arrested on Wednesday, faces two counts each of reckless discharge of a gun, conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and weapons trafficking, police said.Investigators allege that the suspect and another teen, who was c…
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