Belleville synagogue targeted with gunfire on Yom Kippur
Ontario's SIU has taken over the scene at Sons of Jacob, where congregants were beginning Yom Kippur services Sunday evening.
Article by Rebel News staff
Rebel News CEO Ezra Levant is on the scene in Belleville after a man carrying a rifle opened fire outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue on Sunday evening, as the congregation sat down to begin Yom Kippur services.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit says a Belleville Police Service officer was near the synagogue, in the area of Bleecker Avenue and Victoria Avenue, at about 7 p.m. when gunfire broke out involving a man armed with a rifle. Both men were shot and taken to hospital. The SIU says the officer is in critical but stable condition and the man is in life-threatening condition.
Congregants were sitting down for Yom Kippur services inside when the gunfire erupted outside, and synagogue president Norman Weddum told CBC that members closed the sanctuary doors behind them and got down on the floor. Residents near the scene told Quinte News they heard between 20 and 30 shots.
Belleville police spokesperson Lauren Wilkinson told reporters Monday that online claims of a second shooter are inaccurate, and that one man was involved. Police Chief Murray Rodd said the wounded officer remains in intensive care.
The SIU, the civilian agency that investigates police-involved injuries, has taken over the scene and held a media briefing Monday. No charges have been announced. Police have not said what led to the shooting or whether the synagogue was targeted, and say there is no ongoing risk to public safety.
Premier Doug Ford, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis condemned the incident. Toronto police said they are increasing patrols at synagogues and other places of worship in light of the shooting.
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COMMENTS
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Peter Wrenshall commented 2026-09-22 00:29:49 -0400The situation in Canada can be understood by asking the following: How many Catholic churches are covered by ten or so police vehicles during Good Friday Mass? Or for that matter, a mosque during Eid al-Fitr observances? -
Bruce Atchison commented 2026-09-21 19:36:58 -0400All synagogues are at risk. Our brain-dead politicians let the barbarians in through the front door and everybody but them is paying for it. Let’s all write our MPs and tell them how angry we are at this continuing pogrom of the Islamists.
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Jane Vandervliet commented 2026-09-21 11:53:21 -0400We all know that Islam is probably behind this as the Islamic ideology has antisemitism baked into their unholy books.
