Ontario’s York Region law enforcement agency
A gunman has fired at a police officer outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on Yom Kippur. Officers have returned fire; the suspect, identified as Sean Ward of Quinte West, has died in hospital. One officer has remained in hospital in stable condition. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit and Belleville police have opened probes.
A Sarasota man has admitted to breaking the window of the Chabad of Downtown SRQ with a brick, citing anger from social media propaganda. He faces a felony hate-crime charge; the incident follows a surge in antisemitic attacks in North America since October 7.