A gunman who was shot by Canadian police after firing on officers outside a synagogue during the Yom Kippur holiday over the weekend has died, an official said Tuesday.

A 29-year-old man carrying a shotgun approached a synagogue in Belleville, a city in southeastern Ontario, on Sunday evening as worshipers gathered to mark the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

He shot at police, prompting officers guarding the Sons of Jacob congregation to return fire.

The man was hospitalized after the shooting and died on Monday night, said Kristy Dennette, a spokesperson for Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, which probes shootings involving police.

Dennette told AFP an injured officer remains in stable condition in the hospital.

At a press conference on Monday, Belleville’s deputy police chief Sheri Meeks identified the shooter as Sean Ward, from the neighboring city of Quinte West, and the injured officer as Constable Jeff Smith.

Police have not confirmed that Belleville’s Jewish community was the target of the attack, but Dennette told reporters that “common sense” would suggest the........

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