18-Year-Old Man Charged in Vaughan and Toronto Synagogue Shootings

Pedestrians pass by a police car parked outside Shaarei Shomayim synagogue in Toronto, on March 8, 2026. The synagogue was struck with gunfire overnight. The Canadian Press/Sammy KoganAn 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with shootings at synagogues in Toronto and Vaughan earlier this spring, police say.The shootings occurred within hours of each other in March, first in Vaughan, Ont., then in Toronto.