The police chief: “Our teams will continue to track down those responsible for such brazen acts of violence”
In the latest act of violent anti-semitism in Toronto, Mohamed Mahdi, 35, from Brampton, Ontario, was arrested on suspicion of discharging a firearm at a Jewish-owned restaurant in Toronto on April 3, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw said in a press conference on Wednesday.
The suspect has been charged with discharging a restricted or prohibited firearm; possession of a loaded restricted or prohibited firearm; unauthorized possession of a firearm; and unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, according to police.
Mahdi appeared in court at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre on April 6.