In the early morning of Dec. 18, 2024, only two weeks before turning 19, Akodad used a hammer to smash the windows of the Federation CJA’s West Island offices in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, a suburb of Montreal. He then ventured across the street to set fire to Beth Tikvah synagogue, which is directly next to a Jewish day school that children were to attend later that morning. He was arrested on April 9, 2025, roughly four months after the attack. He sought release at his first bail hearing on May 1, 2025, but was denied and has remained in custody since.