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Doug Ford suggests immigrants behind Jewish school shooting

The premier says people should not come to Canada if they're "going to start terrorizing neighbourhoods like this."

Published May 30, 2024 at 4:50pm

The Canadian Press
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Doug Ford suggests immigrants behind Jewish school shooting
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has suggested immigrants are to blame for the shooting of an empty Jewish school in Toronto over the weekend despite police saying they have no information on the suspects. Ford, centre, delivers remarks while being flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, right, during a press conference in the facilities of vaccine producer Sanofi, in Toronto on Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has suggested immigrants are to blame for the shooting of an empty Jewish school in Toronto over the weekend, despite police saying they have little information on the suspects.

Toronto police have said two suspects fired shots shortly before 5 a.m. last Saturday at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School and that no one was injured, though there was damage to the building.

Police say their hate crime unit is involved in the investigation, but that it is too early to say if the shooting was motivated by hate or antisemitism and they have not arrested anyone yet.

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