# Man and police officer wounded in gunfire near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur

https://mins.news/en/item/67556

- The Guardian, 2026-09-21 14:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/21/gunfire-belleville-ontario-synagogue-yom-kippur

> A man was critically injured and a police officer wounded in an exchange of gunfire near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, as Jewish community members observed Yom Kippur. Authorities have not said what prompted the shooting or whether the synagogue was targeted, and said there was no wider public-safety risk.

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