Police officer shot outside Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur

A police officer was shot outside a synagogue in Ontario, Canada, on Sunday evening as members of the Jewish community gathered to mark Yom Kippur, officials said.

Around 7:10 p.m., an officer “encountered an individual” near the synagogue in Belleville, around 115 miles northeast of Toronto, the Belleville Police Service said in a statement .

“The officer and the individual sustained injuries and were transported to the hospital,” the statement said, without providing further details. Officials did not disclose the officer’s condition, but said there was no threat to public safety.

It’s unknown how the shooting unfolded or why the officer was in the area. A motive is not yet known.

The shooting happened as worshippers assembled at the Sons of Jacob Synagogue to mark the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement .

No one inside the synagogue was injured but all Yom Kippur services were canceled, Sons of Jacob said in a Facebook post .

“We owe an immense debt of gratitude to this brave officer and to all the first responders who acted so quickly to keep the community safe,” Ford said. “My thoughts are with the Jewish community in Belleville and across Ontario, who have every right to gather and worship safely and without fear,” Ford added.

York Regional Police, which patrols communities north of Toronto, said it would step up patrols and keep officers visible “where people gather to worship,” in response to the shooting.

CNN has reached out to Belleville police and Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit for more information.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

官员称，周日晚间，在加拿大安大略省的一座犹太教堂外，一名警察遭到枪击，当时犹太社区成员正聚集在一起庆祝赎罪日。

贝尔维尔警察局在一份声明中表示，晚上 7 点 10 分左右，一名警官在贝尔维尔的犹太教堂附近“遇到一名男子”，贝尔维尔位于多伦多东北方向约 115 英里处。

声明称，“警员和当事人均受伤，已被送往医院”，但未提供更多细节。官方没有透露警员的伤情，但表示公共安全未受威胁。

目前尚不清楚枪击事件是如何发生的，也不清楚这名警官为何会出现在该地区。作案动机也尚未查明。

安大略省省长道格·福特在一份声明中表示，枪击事件发生时，信徒们正在雅各之子犹太教堂聚集，庆祝犹太历中最神圣的日子。

雅各之子犹太会堂在脸书上发帖称，会堂内无人受伤，但所有赎罪日仪式都被取消。

福特表示：“我们对这位勇敢的警官以及所有迅速行动、保障社区安全的急救人员怀有深深的感激之情。” 他还补充道：“我与贝尔维尔以及安大略省各地的犹太社区同在，他们完全有权安全无虞地聚集和进行宗教活动。”

负责多伦多北部社区巡逻的约克区警方表示，为应对枪击事件，他们将加强巡逻，并在“人们聚集做礼拜的地方”保持警力部署。

CNN已联系贝尔维尔警方和安大略省特别调查组以获取更多信息。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。