Police investigating shooting aimed at three people outside Toronto area synagogue

Three people standing outside a Toronto area synagogue have been shot at with a replica firearm, according to the Toronto Police Service.

In an X post made on Friday morning, police said the shooting occurred in the Bathurst Street and Highway 401 area around 11 p.m. Thursday night.

“Last night, three people were standing outside of Chasidei Bobov synagogue and were shot at with a replica firearm from a vehicle. One person was struck and suffered minor injuries,” Viktor Sarudi, TPS media relations officer told National Post in an email Friday morning. “They were not taken to hospital.”

Sarudi says the TPS doesn’t have information to share on the suspect vehicle or type of replica firearm at this time but hopes to provide further information later today. “Officers are currently investigating in the area, speaking to witnesses, and seeking video footage. Anyone with information should contact police.”

He added that this is “ being investigated as a suspected hate-motivated offence.”

SHOOTING:Bathurst St. & 401 area10:49 p.m. (May 7)- 3 people standing in front of synagogue were shot at from vehicle w/ a replica firearm- 1 person struck and suffered minor injuries- this is being investigated as a suspected hate-motivated offence- anyone with info,…

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) May 8, 2026

Replica guns can include pellet guns, according to the RCMP.

The incident comes in the wake of the arrest of an 18-year-old man in connection with two shooting of synagogues in Toronto and Vaughan, Ont., in March.

It’s not clear whether this latest shooting is linked to a similar incident on April 30, reported on by National Post, when three Jewish people in North York were shot at with a replica firearm. Police have not linked the two incidents.

Toronto writer and educator Aviva Klompas asked in an X post on Friday morning: “How long before shooting ‘replica guns’ at Jews turns into shooting real guns at Jews?”

How long before shooting "replica guns" at Jews turns into shooting real guns at Jews?https://t.co/0QtNyiIgTl

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) May 8, 2026

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