SIU investigate after police officer, individual injured in shooting near Belleville, Ont. synagogue

The Special Investigations Unit has taken over an investigation after a police officer was injured in a Sunday evening shooting near a synagogue in Belleville, Ont.

Belleville police say an officer encountered an individual in a residential neighbourhood around 7 p.m.

They say during an interaction, both the officer and the individual were injured and taken to hospital.

The individual is in life-threatening condition.

The incident unfolded near the Sons of Jacob synagogue on Victoria Avenue during a gathering to mark Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.

Premier Doug Ford responded on X, saying he was “disgusted by the shooting” and that he stands with the Jewish community in Belleville and across Ontario.

The SIU will provide an update Monday morning at 11 a.m.

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