Arrests made after gunshots fired at Toronto Jewish girls' school
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A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are facing multiple charges after allegedly firing gunshots at a Jewish girls' school last weekend.
A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are facing multiple charges after allegedly firing gunshots at a Jewish girls' school last weekend.
The shooting took place at Bais Chaya Mushka elementary school, in the area of Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West, at around 4 a.m. on Oct. 12.
Police said the suspects pulled up to the school and shot from inside of a vehicle, striking a window.
No injuries were reported as a result.
A number of officials spoke out following the incident, with Premier Doug ford calling it “unacceptable” and a “disgusting act of antisemitism.” Mayor Olivia Chow echoed those sentiments, saying “Jewish families and the Jewish community should not be made to fear for their safety.”
"This is the second incident at the school and it occurred on Yom Kippur, a sacred day for the Jewish community, making this even more devastating," Toronto Police Service’s Dept. Chief Robert Johnson told reporters in an update on Friday.
“The safety of our communities remains our top priority, particularly as global tensions rise and the Jewish community observes the High Holidays.”
