Toronto Police say visibly Jewish residents were targeted in the Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue West area after a suspect fired an Orbeez-type replica gun from a vehicle. The victims suffered minor injuries before the suspect fled in a blue SUV. Police have now released video of the vehicle and are asking the public to help identify it.  

The case is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated assault with a weapon and is being led by the Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit. Anyone with information is being asked to contact police at 416-808-3505 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS.  

The attack took place in one of Toronto’s most visibly Jewish corridors, near synagogues and Jewish schools. It comes after repeated warnings from Jewish community groups that anti-Jewish attacks in the Toronto area are no longer limited to vandalism or online threats, but are spilling into the street.  

Video credit: Toronto Police Service