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A 18-year-old man is facing several charges in connection with shootings at synagogues in Toronto and Vaughan in early March, police say.
On March 6, just before midnight, gunshots were heard in the area of Clark Avenue W. and York Hill Boulevard.
When York Region police arrived, they found the front doors of the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue damaged by gunfire. Two people inside were not injured.
A day later, just after midnight, gunshots were heard in the area of Bathurst Street and Glencairn Avenue.
When Toronto police arrived, they found the front entrance of Shaarei Shomayim synagogue damaged by gunfire. No one was inside at the time and no one was injured.
Toronto police said in a news release Wednesday that because the accused was 17 years old at the time at the shootings, he is not being identified.
Police said he is of no fixed address.
The suspect has been charged with:
Two counts of discharging firearm into a place.Two counts of mischief to property over $5,000.Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle.Unauthorized possession of a firearm.Possessing a prohibited device.Careless storage of a prohibited device.Occupying a motor vehicle with a prohibited device.
He is scheduled to appear in court in Newmarket on May 20.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact police.