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Jewish News 24 · Sep 21, 2026

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🚨🇨🇦 SHOOTING OUTSIDE ONTARIO SYNAGOGUE ON YOM KIPPUR: A gunman opened fire outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, around 7 p.m. Sunday as Yom Kippur davening was beginning, seriously wounding police Const. Jeff Smith, who had been stationed outside for security. Officers returned fire, leaving the gunman, identified by CBC as 29-year-old Sean Ward, with life-threatening injuries. Authorities said roughly 20–30 shots were fired, striking nearby homes and vehicles; about 25 congregants were inside the synagogue and none were injured.

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