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A gunman fired astatine nan U.S. Consulate successful Toronto connected Monday, marking nan 2nd clip this twelvemonth personification changeable astatine nan building, according to authorities.
A azygous ammunition casing was recovered astatine nan scene, and location was harm to nan building's facade.
No injuries were reported successful nan incident.
"The U.S. Embassy and Consulates successful Canada are unfastened and operating normally, though immoderate regular U.S. national services successful Toronto are being rescheduled," nan consulate said successful a statement.
GUNFIRE SHATTERS TORONTO LATIN STREET FESTIVAL, LEAVING AT LEAST 2 DEAD AND MULTIPLE WOUNDED
Police astatine nan segment of a shooting extracurricular nan US Consulate successful Toronto, connected Monday, July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Deputy Police Chief Frank Barredo said location was a high-speed pursuit aft nan shooting that lasted an hour. However, nary apprehension was made and Barredo committed to continuing nan hunt for those involved.
"We will attack this investigation pinch awesome seriousness," Barredo said astatine a news conference. "We will bring nan group responsible for this to justice."
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow described nan shooting arsenic a "brazen attack."
"I want to opportunity to nan personification aliases persons responsible, we will get you," she said.
This was nan 2nd shooting targeting nan U.S. Consulate this year, pinch nan first coming connected March 10, erstwhile 2 suspects allegedly fired aggregate shots astatine nan building earlier driving distant successful a stolen vehicle.
Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo astatine a property convention aft a changeable was fired astatine nan U.S. Consulate successful Toronto, connected Monday, July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Sheldon Tracy-Stewart, 18, and Zara Jabbi, 19, were arrested past period and charged pinch aggregate offenses successful relationship pinch nan March shooting. The allegations person not been tested successful court.
A police presence has been seen astatine nan consulate since nan first shooting.
Barredo said a patrol conveyance was extracurricular nan consulate pinch its lights connected erstwhile nan shooting happened. Two information unit were besides successful nan building.
Last month, constabulary said they believed aggregate shootings, including nan 1 successful March, could beryllium tied to "multilayered" gun-for-hire networks that person besides targeted Toronto synagogues.
Two celebrated Jewish-owned bakeries were targeted by gunfire complete nan weekend.
US CONSULATE IN TORONTO STRUCK BY GUNFIRE, POLICE SAY; NO INJURIES REPORTED
Police investigating aft a changeable was fired astatine nan U.S. Consulate successful Toronto, connected Monday, July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Barredo said constabulary had not ruled retired a relationship betwixt Monday's consulate shooting and nan attacks connected nan bakeries. The motive for nan consulate shooting remains nether investigation.
"Investigators will travel nan grounds to wherever it leads," he said.
Doug Ford, nan premier of Ontario, said he was "disgusted" by nan recent violence successful Toronto.
"I’m wholly disgusted by nan shootings and vandalism that took spot successful Toronto complete nan past fewer days, including astatine 2 Jewish-owned businesses complete nan play and adjacent nan U.S. Consulate this morning," he said connected X. "In each cases, progressive constabulary investigations are underway. I expect each those responsible to beryllium found, prosecuted and punished to nan fullest grade of nan law."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
