Toronto police charge second suspect in synagogue shootings
Toronto police have charged a second suspect in connection with shootings at two synagogues in March. The incidents occurred at the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue and the Shaarei Shomayim synagogue, with no injuries reported but damage to the buildings. The second suspect, a 17-year-old male, has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm among other offences.
- ▪A second suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the synagogue shootings
- ▪The shootings occurred at two synagogues, Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto and Shaarei Shomayim, on March 6
- ▪The 17-year-old suspect from Waterloo, Ont., was taken into custody after a search warrant was carried out at a home in Cambridge
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Open this photo in gallery:Pedestrians pass by a police car parked outside Shaarei Shomayim synagogue in Toronto. Police say they have arrested a second suspect in a shooting that occurred in March.Sammy Kogan/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountToronto police say they have arrested and charged a second suspect in shootings at two synagogues that drew widespread condemnation. Police say the first incident occurred at the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue in Vaughan, Ont., shortly before midnight on March 6.They say shots were also fired at Shaarei Shomayim synagogue in Toronto’s north end later that night. Investigators say no injuries were reported in both cases, but the buildings were damaged by gunfire.
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