Young people being paid to carry out shootings at consulate, synagogues, Toronto police say
Police say young adults were paid to carry out shootings across the GTA, including a March attack at the U.S. Consulate and synagogue incidents.
- On Tuesday, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw announced investigators linked the March U.S. Consulate shooting and attacks on local synagogues to "multi-layered" gun-for-hire networks during a morning update at Toronto Police Headquarters.
- Police say young adults are being recruited and paid by these networks to carry out the shootings, which have involved recently seized firearms.
- During a June 11 raid connected to these investigations, Const. Marc Pinizzotto was killed in an exchange of gunfire inside an apartment unit on Martha Eaton Way and later died in hospital.
- Nicholas Bennett, 19, faces a first-degree murder charge in the officer's death, while investigators continue searching for outstanding suspect Zara Jabbi, believed armed and dangerous.
- While RCMP classified the consulate incident as a "national security incident," the investigation continues to evolve following the May arrest of FBI-targeted suspect Al-Saadi, allegedly tied to nearly 20 attacks across Europe and North America.
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Guns-for-hire networks behind Toronto shootings, including at U.S. Consulate: police
TORONTO — Multiple shootings in Toronto, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March, have been linked to "multi-layered" gun-for-hire networks that recruit young people to carry out the crimes, police said Tuesday.
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CP Toronto police say multiple shootings linked to guns-for-hire networks
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Toronto police to provide update on multiple shootings, including at U.S. consulate
Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw is expected to provide an update today on arrests made in multiple shooting investigations, including shots fired at the U.S. Consulate in March.
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