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Gunfire Reported Outside U.S. Consulate in Toronto as Police Investigate

An active, suspectless probe highlights heightened security concerns for U.S. diplomatic facilities.

A member of law enforcement personnel works at the scene outside the U.S. Consulate. REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo
Metal barriers are placed near the U.S. Consulate during a protest against US President Donald Trump's executive order banning citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States in Toronto on Monday Jan. 30, 2017. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Overview

  • Toronto Police responded around 5:29–5:30 a.m. to University Avenue and Queen Street West and found evidence that a firearm was discharged outside the U.S. Consulate.
  • No injuries were reported, and police said they have no suspect information as they appealed for tips from the public.
  • Investigators documented impact marks at the site, and television images showed what appeared to be bullet holes in the consulate’s glass doors.
  • Southbound lanes of University Avenue from Armoury Street were cordoned off as forensic identification officers examined the scene.
  • The incident occurred during elevated diplomatic security alerts that follow an explosion at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, which Norwegian police say could be terrorism, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford condemned the Toronto gunfire as intimidation.