Police officer shot outside Ontario synagogue

A police officer was shot and wounded outside a synagogue in Ontario, Canada, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Early reports from the scene were still being confirmed as of Monday, with outlets citing police describing the shooting as occurring near, and then outside, the synagogue.

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21 September 2026

• Police officer shot outside Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur CNN
• Police officer shot near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur CNN
• Police officer wounded in shooting near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur CNN
• Carney condemns Ontario shooting near synagogue on Yom Kippur as police investigate suspect’s motive CNN
• Carney condemns Yom Kippur shooting outside Canadian synagogue BBC News