Man, 18, charged in suspected hate-motivated assaults against Toronto Jewish community: police
Posted on: May 08, 2026 22:23 IST | Posted by: Cbc
An 18-year-old sarah vaughan adult male has been supercharged in connectedness with 2 suspected hate-motivated assaults against Toronto's Jewish community, police say.
The man faces four counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
In an update Friday, Toronto police said his arrest is related to two incidents that occurred in just over a week.
The first happened on April 30 near Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue W., where "three visibly identifiable members" of the Jewish community sustained minor injuries after the man discharged an "imitation firearm" at them from an SUV, police said in a news release.
Police described the imitation firearm as an "Orbeez-type gun," which is is a gun that shoots out gel beads.
The second incident happened on Thursday night, when three people standing in front of the Chasidei Bobov synagogue in North York were shot at with a similar imitation firearm from an SUV. One victim suffered minor injuries, police said.
Speaking to reporters outside the Chasidei Bobov synagogue, acting deputy chief Joe Matthews said both incidents are being investigated as hate-motivated.
"These incidents are deeply concerning,” he said.
“We recognize that Jewish residents have been living with a heightened sense of fear due to repeated incidents targeting their community and this only adds to that, which is completely unacceptable.”
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