Toronto Consulate Shooting

Police are probing a second reported shooting near the U.S. consulate in Toronto this year.

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

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

Shot fired outside US consulate in Canada for second time this year

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Toronto police are investigating after a gunshot was fired outside the U.S. Consulate early Monday, the second shooting at or near the diplomatic building this year. An officer stationed outside heard a single shot, found a shell casing, and police said the building’s facade was damaged but no injuries were reported. Police said a white sedan without a licence plate fled the scene, prompting a high-speed pursuit that lasted about an hour and ended without an arrest.

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