Police investigating shots fired overnight at 2 Jewish schools in Montreal
CBC
Montreal police are investigating after shots were fired at two Jewish schools.
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) spokesperson, Jean-Pierre Brabant. said police received two 911 calls, one at around 8:20 a.m., and the second just before 8:50 a.m.
In both cases, the callers reported the schools' front doors had been struck by bullets, but police cannot yet confirm if there is a link between the incidents, he said.
It is not clear when the shots were fired.
One of the schools, Talmud Torah Elementary School, is located on Saint-Kevin Avenue in the city's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood.
At least one bullet casing was found at the scene, according to
The other, Yeshiva Gedola of Montreal, is located on Deacon Road in Outremont.
Brabant said both schools were empty at the time of the shooting and nobody was injured.
David Oliel, an adult who studies at Yeshiva Gedola, says the incident will not deter him from openly observing his faith.
"I'm going to keep wearing my kippah proud and not be afraid to live in my home, where I was born," he said, adding that people have the right to protest the state of Israel but not target Jewish people in the city with violence.
The shots fired come at a time of rising tensions in Montreal related to the ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East.
Earlier this week, Molotov cocktails were thrown at a synagogue in the Montreal suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Yesterday, a fight broke out at Concordia University resulting in several injuries and one arrest.
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