Overview
- Officers found freshly broken windows at the Rahma Islamic Centre on Watt Street late Wednesday night and estimated damage at more than $3,000.
- Police say a vehicle drove past earlier that evening shouting racial slurs and that security footage reviewed by the NCCM shows two people later approaching and striking the building with a blunt object.
- Investigators report that damage to the mosque and a nearby home is consistent with airsoft or pellet-style gun fire, though forensic confirmation of gunfire is still pending.
- No one was injured, no suspects have been identified and no arrests were made as hate-crimes coordinators lead the ongoing probe and patrols at local mosques have been increased.
- Community leaders held a gathering at the site and national Muslim groups say the attack fits a recent rise in anti-Muslim harassment across Canada, which could prompt calls for stronger safety measures.