Officer Shot During Apartment Raid Linked to US Consulate Shooting
A Toronto police officer was shot before 6am on Thursday while executing a search warrant at an apartment allegedly connected to the March shooting at the US consulate in downtown Toronto.
Toronto police confirmed that the officer was shot prior to 6am (1000 GMT) in the north-west area of the city and was immediately transported to hospital for treatment.
The Globe and Mail, citing an anonymous source, reported that the search warrant was part of a national security investigation related to the shooting incident at the US consulate on 10 March.
At the time, Toronto police stated that two men fired multiple rounds at the empty US diplomatic building before sunrise. No injuries were reported in that attack.
US Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, described the shooting as
“deeply troubling”.
Canada's federal police have indicated that the ongoing investigation will determine whether the consulate shooting qualifies as a
“terrorist”event.
