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Officer shot in Belleville, Ont., synagogue attack released from hospital

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An officer who was shot while protecting a synagogue during Yom Kippur in Belleville, Ont., has been released from hospital. Police report that Constable Jeff Smith is recovering at home and making positive progress more than a month after the incident.

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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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- Police in Belleville, Ont., say an officer who was shot on Yom Kippur while protecting a synagogue full of worshippers from an armed attacker has been released from the hospital. asserted

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Belleville police say Const. Jeff Smith is at home and making “positive progress” in his recovery, a little over a month after the shooting. asserted

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Officer shot in Belleville, Ont., synagogue attack released from hospital

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