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Belleville, Ont., police officer who thwarted synagogue attack released from hospital

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Constable Jeff Smith, a police officer from Belleville who was shot while confronting a gunman near a synagogue on September 20, has been released from hospital and is recovering well at home. The incident occurred when Smith and his colleague Constable Michael McCurdy stopped Sean Ward, the gunman who had planned to carry out a hate attack. Ward died the following day after the shootout. Belleville's police chief stated that Ward was capable of carrying out a more severe act but for the intervention of the two officers stationed outside the synagogue at the request of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue.

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Constable Jeff Smith, a Belleville, Ont., police officer who was seriously injured while thwarting a hate attack on the Sons of Jacob Synagogue during Yom Kippur services on September 20, has been released from the hospital and is now recovering at home. The incident occurred when Sean Ward, a 29-year-old man from Quinte West, shot Smith multiple times before dying in the hospital the following day. Chief Murray Rodd stated that Ward had the means, mechanism, and motive to carry out a more severe attack on the synagogue; however, Smith's actions prevented this. Smith suffered gunshot wounds to his head and body and underwent several surgeries during his month-long stay at the hospital. The Belleville police department praised Smith as a hero for protecting approximately 25 congregants inside the synagogue who were unharmed due to his intervention.

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Belleville Ont Sons of Jacob Synagogue

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Belleville GPE · 5× Smith PERSON · 5× Jeff Smith PERSON · 2× Ashley Smith PERSON · 1× Michael McCurdy PERSON · 1× Ont GPE · 1× Sean Ward PERSON · 1× Sons of Jacob Synagogue ORG · 1× Ward PERSON · 1×

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Belleville police officer who thwarted synagogue attack released from hospital Const. Jeff Smith 'recovering well at home,' service says The Belleville, Ont., police department says Const. Jeff Smith has been released from hospital more than a month after he was shot and seriously injured in a shootout near a synagogue.

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2026-10-29 · CBC News

Belleville, Ont., police officer who thwarted synagogue attack released from hospital · assertive framing

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he → thwart → synagogue

"Smith continues to make positive progress in his recovery. asserted

Smith → continue → recovery

He has been released from hospital and is recovering well at home," said Belleville police in a Thursday morning news release. asserted

police → release → release

The officer and his colleague Const. Michael McCurdy confronted a gunman who was trying to carry out a hate attack on the Sons of Jacob Synagogue on Sept. 20. asserted

who → confront → Sept.

Belleville's police chief said Smith was shot several times, including in the head. asserted

Smith → say → head

Gunman Sean Ward died the next day. asserted

Ward → die → ?

Belleville's police chief later said Ward "had the means, the mechanism and the motive to perpetrate a greater act. asserted

Ward → say → act

The only thing that stopped entry into the synagogue to execute the intent were the two officers." asserted

that → stop → intent

Smith had been stationed outside the synagogue, which had requested police protection. asserted

which → station → protection

Sons of Jacob Synagogue has hailed Smith as a hero asserted

Sons → hail → hero

In a Facebook post, Smith's wife Ashley Smith thanked the "life-saving" and "steady, capable" hands of first responders and hospital staff, including "an angel neurosurgeon." asserted

wife → thank → neurosurgeon