The hate crime unit of the Toronto police is investigating after gunfire hit a North York Jewish synagogue this week, resulting in damage to the building but no reported injuries.
The incident occurred at Temple Emanu-El in Toronto’s North York district, where officers arrived in response to a report of gunfire shortly before 11 p.m. on March 2. Congregants had been celebrating the holiday of Purim at the synagogue earlier that evening.
Toronto Deputy Police Chief Robert Johnson told reporters at a March 3 press conference that officers found bullet holes in the front windows of the synagogue and shell casings on the ground upon arriving at the scene….