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Charges Laid After Groups of Jews Shot at with Imitation Firearm in Toronto: Police
Police say one person suffered minor injuries after shots from a passing vehicle hit a small group outside the synagogue.
- A vehicle suspect fired a replica firearm at three people outside Congregation Chasidei Bobov at 3703 Bathurst St. in North York, leaving one person with minor injuries; Toronto Police are investigating as a suspected hate-motivated offense.
- This incident follows an April 30 assault where a suspect shot at three visibly identifiable Jewish community members in the Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue West area with a replica firearm, occurring amid heightened concern regarding antisemitic violence in the Greater Toronto Area.
- Acting Deputy Police Chief Joe Matthews confirmed a quick arrest on Friday, stating, "These are criminal acts that we allege were meant to intimidate and cause fear," as officers seized two imitation firearms during a search warrant execution in Vaughan.
- Condemning the shooting as "an abhorrent act of antisemitism," Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged support for law enforcement, while Ontario Premier Doug Ford expressed he was "disgusted," vowing those responsible will be punished to the full extent of the law.
- Sara Lefton, chief development officer with the UJA Federation of Toronto, described the community as "completely shaken" and urged political and civil leadership to take clear action to "shut down Jew hatred" amid the escalating violence.
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Toronto police arrests 18-year-old suspected of two anti-Jewish hate- crime attacks with pellet gun
Police officers arrested an 18-year-old for allegedly carrying out two suspected hate-motivated assaults, firing a pellet gun at Jews in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods, the Toronto Police Service said on Friday.Ruslan Novruzov, of Vaughan, in Ontario, was charged with four counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, the department said.The 18-year-old is accused of shooting gel pellets at…
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