Event Brief
Police officer critically hurt in shooting near synagogue
By The BriefBrief · Sources (8)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM ET
Summary: A police officer was wounded and is in critical condition after exchanging gunfire with a suspect during a shooting near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, during Yom Kippur services on Sunday evening. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Sean Ward, was shot by police and is in life-threatening condition; no one inside the synagogue was wounded.
WHO: Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and Belleville Police Deputy Chief Sherry Meeks
WHAT: A suspect and police exchanged gunfire near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue during Yom Kippur services, leaving a police officer wounded and the suspect shot.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026
WHERE: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
WHY: No motive has been determined by law enforcement.
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