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Shooting outside Belleville synagogue on Yom Kippur wounds police officer

A shooting occurred outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on the evening of Yom Kippur while members of the Jewish community were gathered for religious services. A police officer was wounded and the shooter was hospitalized in life-threatening condition.

  • Belleville, Canada
  • Severity 4 of 5 — Physical assault causing injury

Reported by 15 sources

  1. naftemporiki.gr/kosmos/2164661/o-karnei-katadikazei-toys-pyrovolismoys-exo-apo-synagogi-toy-kanada-animera-toy-giom-kipoyr/
  2. jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-909199
  3. ynetnews.com/article/hkiyxkycge
  4. itongadol.com/internacionales/el-primer-ministro-de-canada-condeno-el-ataque-antisemita-contra-una-sinagoga-durante-iom-kipur
  5. wral.com/news/ap/4f442-up-to-30-shots-fired-after-man-opened-fire-on-officer-outside-ontario-synagogue/
  6. clevelandjewishnews.com/jta/canadian-leaders-condemn-shooting-outside-ontario-synagogue-at-the-start-of-yom-kippur/article_b6730cce-12bd-5782-8149-1c47edf81ba1.html
  7. arkansasonline.com/news/2026/sep/22/man-opens-fire-outside-canadian-synagogue/
  8. jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-909266
  9. punchng.com/gunman-shot-by-canadian-police-outside-synagogue-dies-in-hospital/
  10. newsday.com/news/nation/ontario-synagogue-shooting-police-suspect-died-v34575
  11. bostonherald.com/2026/09/22/canada-yom-kippur-shooting/
  12. kikar.co.il/world-news/tlt00y
  13. religionnews.com/2026/09/24/suspect-in-yom-kippur-shooting-outside-ontario-synagogue-dies-from-his-injuries/
  14. napaneeguide.com/belleville-region-news/evidence-confirms-sons-of-jacob-synagogue-shooting-was-hate-motivated
  15. napaneeguide.com/belleville-region-news/belleville-synagogue-congregation-now-stronger-after-shooting
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