A gunman opened fire outside an Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur, and later died of his wounds
On the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, a gunman opened fire outside a synagogue in Ontario, firing as many as 30 shots and critically wounding a man along with a police officer who responded. Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the attack as it happened. Two days later, authorities confirmed the suspect had died of injuries sustained during the incident, closing the case without a trial and leaving unresolved questions about motive that a courtroom might otherwise have aired. The attack was the latest in a string of incidents targeting synagogues and Jewish communities across North America and Europe this year, part of a broader rise in antisemitic violence that has accompanied the wars in the Middle East, and it prompted renewed debate in Canada over security at religious sites during high-holiday services.
