Third suspect arrested in March shootings at Toronto-area synagogues: police
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TORONTO – A third suspect has been arrested in the ongoing investigation of two shootings at Toronto-area synagogues in March, police in York Region announced Monday.
The 23-year-old man from Barrie, Ont., faces multiple charges including reckless discharge of a firearm and other gun-related offences.
The first shooting occurred at the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue in Vaughan, Ont., shortly before midnight on March 6. Shots were then fired at Shaarei Shomayim synagogue in Toronto’s north end later that night.
Investigators said no injuries were reported in either case, but the buildings were damaged by gunfire.
Two other males, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, were arrested in May on charges related to the synagogue shootings.
York regional police said they are no longer seeking suspects, but the investigation is ongoing. The Barrie man has also been charged in two other separate shootings in York Region, they said.
The synagogue shootings were widely condemned by Jewish community leaders and politicians, prompting calls for more government funding to beef up security infrastructure in vulnerable communities.
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs has said that Toronto’s Jewish communities have faced rising incidents of hate and violence in the last two years.
Police across the Greater Toronto Area have been investigating multiple incidents targeting synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses, including shootings and vandalism.
In Toronto, several arrests were made after visible members of the Jewish community were targeted in the spring with “gel blaster” imitation guns on two separate occasions, including outside a synagogue.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 10, 2026.