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Second Shooting at North York's Bais Chaya Mushka Jewish School on Yom Kippur

Oct 12, 2024, 04:30 PM

Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School, a Jewish girls' school in North York, Toronto, was targeted with gunfire for the second time since May. At approximately 4:05 am on Yom Kippur, suspects in a dark-colored vehicle fired shots at the school in the Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West area. No injuries were reported, and evidence of gunfire was found at the scene. Toronto Police, referencing case #GO2234130, are investigating the incident and have released CCTV footage seeking information from the public. Mayor Olivia Chow condemned the act as a horrific antisemitic attack, while others labeled it as domestic terrorism, emphasizing that this is the second time the school has been targeted.