Canadian Police Investigate Reports Of Gunfire At U.s. Consulate In Toronto

TORONTO — Canadian constabulary are investigating reports that nan United States consulate successful downtown Toronto was deed by gunfire early connected Tuesday morning.

No injuries person been reported.

Toronto constabulary said Tuesday they responded to reports astatine astir 5:30 a.m. that personification changeable a weapon astatine nan U.S. consulate.

In a station connected societal media, constabulary said they were astatine nan segment adjacent University Avenue and Queen Street West.

“Evidence of a firearm discharge has been located,” constabulary said successful nan post.

No fishy accusation has been released.

“The shooting that took spot astatine nan U.S. consulate early this greeting is an perfectly unacceptable enactment of unit and intimidation aimed astatine our American friends and neighbors,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said successful a statement.

“Everyone astatine each levels of authorities and crossed Canada needs to make clear that location is zero tolerance for this benignant of intimidating and vulnerable behavior.”

The reported shooting comes aft 2 Toronto-area synagogues were struck by gunfire past weekend.

“The U.S. consulate was changeable at. This comes aft shootings astatine synagogues,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said. “This cannot stand. Toronto’s Jewish organization has nan correct to believe their religion and civilization and to unrecorded their day-to-day lives without fear, intimidation aliases violence. As we person seen excessively galore times, antisemitic incidents spike erstwhile world incidents rise. It is ne'er acceptable to target nan Jewish community.”

Chow said location is dense constabulary beingness connected Tuesday astatine some nan U.S. and Israeli consulates successful Toronto.

The warfare successful Iran has prompted ample demonstrations extracurricular nan U.S. consulate, some successful support and successful protest.

Gillies writes for nan Associated Press.