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Police found evidence of gunfire at the scene. It was not known how many suspects were in the vehicle
Published Oct 12, 2024 • 1 minute read
A firearm has been discharged at a Jewish elementary school in Toronto on Saturday, on the morning of Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day of the year.
According to police, the incident occurred just after 4 a.m. near the school, located at Dufferin St. and Finch Ave. A motor vehicle “discharged a firearm at the Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School,” police said in a post on X.
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Police found evidence of gunfire at the scene. It was not known how many suspects were in the vehicle and no injuries were reported.
FIREARM DISCHARGE:
Dufferin St. & Finch Ave. W
4:05am
- Suspect(s) in a motor vehicle discharged a firearm at the Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School
- No reports of injuries
- Evidence of gunfire located
- Anyone w/ info contact police#GO2234130
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Thornhill’s People’s Party Candidate Amir Hart posted about the incident on X.
“This is the second time this school has been targeted by the bullets of terrorists,” he said.
“This sadistic intimidation of innocent children and families goes beyond any debates. This is terrorism. We must come together as a community, regardless of ethnicity and religion, and unite against these sadistic extremists which are looking for an excuse to commit terrorism.”
The Jewish all-girls Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School in Toronto was just shot at today, on Yom Kippur.
This is the second time this school has been targeted by the bullets of terrorists.
This sadistic intimidation of innocent children and families goes beyond any debates.… https://t.co/HlDEaeFlcK pic.twitter.com/i7kNpRfLmo
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Earlier this year, a similar incident took place at the school. Shots were fired at Bais Chaya by two suspects on May 25, police said, Global News reported.
The UJA Federation of Greater Toronto said they were aware of the incident, and would be releasing a statement after Yom Kippur.
On Yom Kippur, known as a day of atonement, Jews do not eat or drink in order to focus on praying and asking for forgiveness.
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