A shooting occurs outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, as Jewish congregants gather to mark Yom Kippur. Multiple outlets report that an exchange of gunfire takes place and that a police officer is wounded. The Sons of Jacob Congregation states that no one inside the synagogue is hurt.
Reports differ on the later outcome of the alleged shooter. Some accounts say the officer is critically injured and remains hospitalized, while other coverage states the suspect is killed after the shooting. Authorities also confirm the incident involved gunfire near the synagogue exterior, not during the service inside. Several outlets note that the situation is handled as a police matter and that subsequent updates follow, including planned remarks by local police leadership.
Overall, outlets agree on the timing (Sunday night during Yom Kippur), the location (outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville), and that both a police officer and the shooter are injured. They also align that congregants inside the synagogue are not reported injured, based on the congregation’s statement.
