For the 3rd time this year, a Jewish elementary school in Toronto has been shot

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Shots fired at Toronto Jewish elementary school for third time this year, Toronto police  say.
"Early this morning,  just after  2:30 a.m., we received reports of a shooting at the school,"  Superintendent Paul McIntyre told reporters  outside the school Friday  afternoon.
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"Officers from  Division 32 arrived on scene  shortly after. They  found multiple bullet holes in the front of the  school."
He said the school was empty at the time of the shooting and that no injuries  had been reported to police in connection with the  incident. McIntyre said six shots were fired  into the school by the  perpetrators.
"A vehicle pulled up.  "Someone got out of the vehicle, fired  shots into the building and  left," he  said.
This is the third time this year that people have  shot at the  girls' school, which  has about 250  students.
In October, on Yom Kippur, shots were fired from a vehicle on Chesswood Drive,  hitting a window,  police said. Story continues  below
Days later, police announced the  arrest of a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy in connection with the  incident.
The daily email you need for top  stories from Toronto. This incident  closely followed another  attack in May, in which two suspects  opened fire on the school around 5 a.m.  Saturday.
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"I can  say that with the May shooting, we are making great  progress in our  investigation,"
McIntyre said.  "During the October shooting,  we arrested two  people who we believe  were responsible for the shooting. We located the weapon that we believe was responsible for that  shooting."
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He said the two people arrested in connection with the October shooting remain in  custody.
"It's too early to say  if last  night's shooting is  related to the previous  two," McIntyre said.  "The investigation is ongoing and  we are considering all possible  avenues."
A local Jewish community safety group said students  were welcomed  into the school despite  last night's shooting. "As we assess the implications of these  recent incidents for the  safety of our community, we are  keeping Jewish institutions  in the  Greater Toronto  Area informed of the situation and the critical need for vigilance,"  said an update from  the Jewish  Safety Network, a  group. . launched by the United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto in response to a reported  increase in  anti-Semitism since the  beginning of the  conflict between Israel and Hamas.
In a statement, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said she was outraged by the incident and  had contacted police about the latest shooting at the  girls' school.
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"Enough is enough.  "Anti-Semitism and  anti-Semitic attacks have no place in Toronto," Chow  said.
"The recent shooting at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School is unacceptable. Once  again, students,  families and  neighbors are  becoming aware of safety  issues.