Visibly Jewish Toronto residents were shot with a gel pellet gun in a Thursday drive-by incident, according to the Toronto Police Service.

The victims sustained minor injuries after they were shot with the replica firearm, and the suspect fled in their vehicle.

TPS published footage of the suspect's vehicle on Saturday in the hopes that the public could aid in identification.

The investigation is treating the incident as a "hate-motivated offense."

Ten percent increase in antisemitic incidents since 2024

The incident comes just days after B'nai Brith Canada published its Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents for the year 2025, which indicated an almost 10 percent increase in incidents from the previous year, and almost a 150 percent rise since before the October 7 Massacre.

Last Saturday, a Jewish man in Vaughan, Canada, was attacked on Saturday by a man who had attempted to force his way into a local synagogue. According to UJA Federation Toronto, the following day a Jewish store, Aleph Bet Judaica was vandalized. A stone was thrown through the Judaica shop's window.

Mathilda Heller contributed to this report.