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Police label shooting in Belleville, Ontario, a hate-motivated attack against the Jewish community

The shooter who targeted an Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur committed a hate-motivated anti-Jewish offense, police said, adding that officers stopped a potentially larger attack.

  • Belleville synagogue shooting labeled anti-Jewish hate crime by police chief
  • Attack occurred during Yom Kippur, one of year's holiest observances
  • Shooter Sean Ward targeted Jewish community with explosives and ammunition

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