Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto for a second time this year

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Shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto for the second time this year, prompting a high-speed car chase by police who were unable to apprehend the suspect. The incident occurred at the heavily fortified building, and those inside likely did not hear the gunfire. This follows a similar attack in March, which police deemed a national security incident, and led to arrests in June. During raids related to the March shooting, an officer was killed, and several individuals were arrested for alleged involvement in a gun-for-hire network. The article notes that two Jewish-owned bakeries were also targeted over the weekend, but police have not yet linked these incidents to the consulate attacks. The investigation is ongoing, with police actively searching for the suspect.

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Suspects were arrested for a string of shootings, including the March attack, as part of a gun-for-hire network.

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A police officer was killed during a raid related to the March shooting.

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Police have been stationed outside the consulate since March due to a previous shooting.

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At least two individuals were inside the consulate during the incident.

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Shots were fired at the US consulate in Toronto for a second time this year.

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At least two individuals were inside the consulate at the time, Toronto-police" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="42216" data-entity-type="organization">Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said, but he noted the building is "very heavily fortified" and those inside likely did not hear the gun shot.He added that the investigation remains ongoing and that police across the city have been asked to lookout for the potential suspects."We will bring the people responsible to justice," Barredo said.In a post on X, the US consulate in Toronto thanked the police for their response. Police have been stationed outside the consulate since March, when shots were fired outside the building in what police at the time called a "national security incident". No one was injured in that attack. In June, police carried out raids in relation to the shooting. One police officer, 43-year-old Const Marc Pinizzotto, was killed during the operation. Police later arrested several suspects aged 18 and 19 for allegedly carrying out a string of shootings, including the March attack outside the consulate, as part of a larger gun-for-hire network.Two Jewish-owned bakeries in the city were also targeted, at least one by gunfire, over the weekend. Police said on Monday there was currently nothing to link the two incidents, but they did not rule out a connection.

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