Police investigate shooting at US consulate in Toronto
A shooter opened fire on the U.S. Consulate in Toronto early Monday, causing damage to the building’s façade but no injuries. Police pursued the suspect in a high‑speed chase that lasted about an hour, but no arrests have been made yet. Authorities are investigating the incident as possibly linked to earlier attacks on the consulate and other targets in the city.
- ▪The shooting resulted in a damaged façade and a recovered shell casing, but no one was injured.
- ▪Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said the chase lasted an hour and that the investigation will be pursued with great seriousness.
- ▪Mayor Olivia Chow described the attack as a brazen act and pledged to bring those responsible to justice.
- ▪Police noted a possible connection to the March 10 consulate shooting and recent gunfire incidents at Jewish-owned bakeries in Toronto.
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- ▪ Shots fired near US consulate in Toronto in second shooting near the compound in 4 months — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Shots Fired Outside U.S. Consulate in Canada for Second Time This Year — NYT — World
- ▪ Toronto police investigate as shot fired outside U.S. consulate for second time this year — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Shot fired outside US consulate in Toronto for second time this year - Reuters — "site:reuters.com" - Google News
- ▪ Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto for a second time this year — BBC News — World
- ▪ Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Shot fired outside US consulate in Toronto for second time this year — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Toronto police descend on U.S. Consulate after shooting outside it — Global News
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ABC NewsLiveVideoLocal NewsShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onPolice investigate shooting at US consulate in TorontoA shooter fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto early Monday morning, marking the second such incident this yearByJIM MORRIS Associated PressJuly 27, 2026, 2:57 PM1:26VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A shooter fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto early Monday morning, police said, the second time this year someone shot at the building.
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