Former Canadian soldier dies after shooting at Belleville synagogue during Yom Kippur
A former CAF member opened fire on a police officer outside a synagogue as congregants gathered for the Jewish holiday.
What to know
- A former CAF member opened fire on a police officer outside a Belleville, Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur services.
- The suspect has died; authorities have not disclosed additional details about the circumstances or his death.
The shooter's brief CAF tenure suggests inadequate screening allows individuals with violent tendencies to enlist before they commit crimes.
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“an asocial schitzoid joins the military, because they haven't done anything unlawful yet and therefor can't be screened out, but also can't even cut it through basic training then wash out”
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Former CAF soldier opens fire on police officer outside Belleville synagogue
A former Canadian Armed Forces soldier opened fire on a police officer outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, as congregants were gathered for Yom Kippur services.
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Based on the initial CBC article, it appears that the shooter was only in the CAF briefly because the only photo available was taken during BMQ nine years ago. If he was in longer, presumably there'd be newer photos with rank greater than a recruit. There's not even reason to know that he completed recruit-level training and didn't wash out. In…
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A former Canadian Armed Forces soldier, who opened fire on a police officer outside a Belleville, Ontario, synagogue as congregants gathered for Yom Kippur, has died. https://www. ctvnews.ca/canada/article/excl usive-suspect-in-belleville-synagogue-shooting-dead/
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In most cultures doves and olive branches mean peace and hope Are there any cultures outside the Abrahamic where this is true? As far as I know the dove and olive branch motif comes from the story of Noah in the old testament, which was thus imported cross-culturally with Christianity.
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Suspect identified as former CAF member; authorities confirm death
CTV News reports the suspect, identified as a former Canadian Armed Forces soldier, has died following the incident at the synagogue.
“A former Canadian Armed Forces soldier, who opened fire on a police officer outside a Belleville, Ontario, synagogue as congregants gathered for Yom Kippur, has died.”
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1 outlet Former CAF soldier who opened fire on police officer outside Belleville, Ont. synagogue has died
first by CTV News, 2d ago
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