A 29-year-old man who opened fire on a police officer stationed outside a Belleville synagogue on Sunday has died, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) confirms.The man was identified as Sean Ward from Quinte West, Ont., and was injured during an exchange of gunfire with Const. Jeff Smith, a 13-year veteran of the force. The SIU says a second police officer also discharged their firearm.Ward was transported to hospital without vital signs and was later listed in life-threatening condition. He died in hospital on Monday night. Const. Smith was initially in the ICU with critical injuries but his condition was later upgraded and he remains stable.The shooting occurred on Yom Kippur – the holiest day of the year for the Jewish community – and the president of the Sons of Jacob synagogue has called it a “hate crime.”While neither Belleville police nor the SIU have confirmed the motive behind the shooting, when asked by reporters during a press conference Monday, SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette said it would be “common sense” to assume the incident was hate-motivated.More to come