Two Men Fire Shots At U.S. Consulate In Toronto, Suspects At Large

Could this be another terror-related incident?

Authorities in Toronto have reported that two men fired shots at the U.S. Consulate on Tuesday morning.

Toronto’s police chief announced on the early hours of Tuesday morning, two suspects got out of a vehicle and fired multiple shots at the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto.

The two suspects have not yet been identified and remain on the run.

Here was the scene:

BREAKING: Multiple shots were fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, Canada. Two individuals were involved.

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The New York Times broke the news of the shooting:

Two men fired at the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto on Tuesday, the city’s police force said.

The shooters drove by the consulate, a heavily fortified beige building, at around 4:30 a.m., got out of a white Honda CR-V and both fired multiple shots using one handgun, Deputy Chief Frank Barredo of the Toronto Police Service told reporters. No one was injured.

Television images showed what appeared to be at least two marks left by bullets in a glass door at the main entrance.

The Consulate is on a busy and wide boulevard that leads to Ontario’s legislature and is lined by major courthouses and hospitals. Part of the road directly in front of the building was closed at sunrise. Officers who arrived in a large forensics van were photographing the largely stone facade of the building, which has several cameras mounted outside.

The police were asking for help from witnesses who might have captured footage on dashboard cameras.

The Consulate, which is also near City Hall, is often the scene of protests against the United States, including a demonstration this weekend against the American and Israeli attack on Iran.

The authorities said additional security would be provided to the American and Israeli consulates in Toronto and Ottawa. Last week, shots were fired at three synagogues in Toronto.

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“These consulates deserve a heightened amount of vigilance and security at this time in the hopes that we can bring the temperature down in the coming days and weeks,” said Chris Leather, a chief superintendent with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

If you look closely, you can see the bullet hole:

Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto in 'absolutely unacceptable' attack https://t.co/Ep9bU2OqeI pic.twitter.com/UqBvJg6TSY

— New York Post (@nypost) March 10, 2026

The New York Post reported this is the second attack on a U.S. consulate within the last couple of days:

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who has clashed with the Trump administration on trade issues and tariffs in the past, also condemned the shooting on social media, calling it “an absolutely unacceptable act of violence and intimidation aimed at our American friends and neighbors.”

“I expect that police at all levels will bring every resource to bear to find the people who did this,” Ford added. “Everyone at all levels of government and across Canada needs to make clear that there is zero tolerance for this sort of intimidating and dangerous behavior, and that we will do whatever it takes to prosecute and punish the people responsible to the fullest extent of the law.”

In a separate statement, the State Department said it was ‌aware ⁠of the incident and was closely monitoring the situation in coordination with local law enforcement.

Tuesday’s attack followed the explosion of an improvised explosive device outside the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway, early Sunday. Police were still searching for a suspect in that case and were investigating whether the attack was linked to Operation Epic Fury, which entered its 11th day Tuesday.

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