Belleville synagogue shooting was hate-motivated crime, police chief says
Police said the suspect shouted antisemitic threats and fired multiple rounds, leaving one officer critically injured before dying in the exchange.
- On Thursday, Belleville Police Chief Murray Rodd declared the shooting outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue a "hate-motivated crime" and "deliberate attack directed at members of the Jewish community."
- Before firing on an officer Sunday, shooter Sean Ward shouted "you're going to die for the Jews," according to Chief Rodd; Ward was a former Canadian Armed Forces member released in 2022.
- Const. Jeff Smith, hailed as a hero for his intervention, remains hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and body; Smith faces a "long, difficult road" ahead, his wife said.
- The Sons of Jacob Synagogue congregation stated Wednesday, "We will never know what might have happened inside our synagogue had Const. Smith not been there," as Toronto's Jewish community raised over $500,000 for Smith.
- While investigators continue probing the Sunday night attack, Rodd confirmed Smith is "making progress every day" following multiple surgeries; officials stated Ward had the means to cause mass casualties.
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In the armed attack in front of a synagogue in Canada on the Jewish holiday of Jom Kippur, an "inconceivable tragedy" had been prevented. The shooter had the means to kill many people, according to the Canadian police.
Shooting outside Canadian synagogue ‘deliberate attack’ against Jews, police chief says
“The loss of life and irreversible damage that could have been rippled through our community for generations cannot be overstated,” said Murray Rodd, the Belleville police chief.
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