Police in Toronto, Canada, are opening a hate crime investigation after shots were fired overnight into the window of a Jewish girls\u2019 elementary school \u2013 the second time this year the school was targeted by gunfire, officials said. <\/p>\n
The incident occurred around 4 a.m. Saturday at the Bais Chaya Mushka Girls Elementary School on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the year in Judaism, Toronto Police Service Inspector Paul Krawczyk said at a news conference. <\/p>\n
No arrests have been made and police are not releasing information about suspects at this time, Krawczyk said. The investigation into the incident will be led by the agency\u2019s Gun and Gang Task Force with assistance from its hate crime unit, he added. <\/p>\n
There were no injuries or reports of gunshots heard, and the building was empty because the school is currently closed for the Jewish High Holidays, Krawczyk said. In a news release, police said the suspect or suspects were in a motor vehicle when they discharged a firearm at the school. Evidence of gunfire was located at the scene, the release said. <\/p>\n
The same school was also hit with gunfire in a similar incident in May, Krawczyk said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate the significant trauma that this can cause those in the Jewish community,\u201d he said. \u201cWhile we can\u2019t say whether these incidents are connected at this time, it\u2019s certainly a key aspect of our investigation.\u201d <\/p>\n
Krawczyk said officials would consider releasing video camera footage from the incident, which will be examined as part of the investigation. The agency has increased police presence in Jewish neighborhoods in recent weeks and will also do so at the school as the investigation unfolds, Krawczyk said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re asking anyone who is in the area or who could have dash cam footage or other CCTV footage to please step forward and provide us with that evidence. Your help is vital to the work we do and to find those responsible,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a statement on the shooting, saying: \u201cI\u2019m very disturbed to hear that last night, as families marked Yom Kippur, there were shots fired at a Jewish school in Toronto.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cAs we wait for more details, my heart goes out to the students, staff, and parents who must be terrified and hurting today,\u201d Trudeau said on X. \u201cAntisemitism is a disgusting and dangerous form of hate \u2014 and we won\u2019t let it stand.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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