JUST IN: U.S. Consulate Attacked In Canada

Gunfire rang out near the U.S. Consulate in Toronto early Tuesday, rattling the downtown diplomatic hub and prompting a police investigation into what officials are calling an unacceptable act of intimidation.

Toronto police said officers responded to reports of shots fired near the consulate in the early morning hours. Investigators later found “evidence of a firearm discharged” at the scene.

No injuries or property damage were reported, and authorities have not identified a suspect or motive.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted the shooting and vowed those responsible would face serious consequences.

“The shooting that took place at the U.S. consulate early this morning is an absolutely unacceptable act of violence and intimidation aimed at our American friends and neighbours,” Ford said in a social media post. “I’m glad to see that the Toronto Police are investigating and I expect that police at all levels will bring every resource to bear to find the people who did this.”

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“We will do whatever it takes to prosecute and punish the people responsible to the fullest extent of the law,” Ford said.

A State Department spokesperson told CBS News that U.S. officials are aware of the incident and are coordinating closely with local law enforcement, but declined to provide additional details.

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The consulate shooting comes amid heightened tensions in Toronto after a string of recent gunfire incidents targeting Jewish sites.

Over the past two weekends, two synagogues in the greater Toronto area were struck by overnight gunfire. Police said no one was hurt in those incidents, though bullet holes were discovered in the front door of one synagogue.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned those attacks as a direct assault on religious freedom, saying Jewish Canadians must be able to worship without fear.

Authorities have not said whether the synagogue shootings are connected to the shots fired outside the U.S. Consulate or to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

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Canadian broadcaster CTV reported that roads around the downtown consulate area were temporarily closed while investigators worked the scene. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said police have increased their presence around both the U.S. and Israeli consulates in the city.

“This morning the U.S. consulate was shot at. This comes after shootings at synagogues over the past two weekends. This cannot stand,” Chow told reporters ahead of a city council meeting. “Toronto’s Jewish community has the right to practice their faith and culture and to live their day to day lives without fear, intimidation or violence.”

Chow said city officials are backing police as they search for those responsible.

She added that authorities have the full support of her office in “finding the people responsible and bringing them to justice.”

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