Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw will be on hand to provide an update on the investigation into a firearm discharge outside the United States Consulate that occurred early last week.
The 11 a.m. briefing follows the incident from July 27, when Toronto police responded to reports of shots fired outside the U.S. Consulate on University Avenue.
Police say evidence of a firearm discharge was found outside the U.S. consulate. No injuries were reported. Two security personnel were also inside the building at the time of the shooting.
Investigators say a white Honda Accord with no licence plates was seen fleeing the area immediately after the shot was fired. Officers located the vehicle and began a police pursuit starting along Gerrard Street and onto the Don Valley Parkway. However, due to the suspect’s vehicle travelling over 140 km/hr and the danger associated with that speed, the pursuit was called off around the DVP and Don Mills.
Demkiw will speak Thursday inside Toronto Police Headquarters, joined by Chief Superintendent Joe Matthews of Detective Operations.
The late-July firearm discharge follows another shooting from March 10, when two suspects fired multiple rounds at the consulate’s front entrance before fleeing in a stolen Honda CR‑V. That case triggered a major national‑security investigation involving Toronto police, the RCMP, and INSET.
One suspect was later arrested, while another remained wanted until police announced additional arrests in June. Police later charged a 19‑year‑old in connection with the March shooting after locating him at Toronto Pearson Airport. The investigation has since expanded to include multiple suspects and alleged connections to coordinated shootings across the GTA.
The 11 a.m. briefing follows the incident from July 27, when Toronto police responded to reports of shots fired outside the U.S. Consulate on University Avenue. Local
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw will be on hand to provide an update on the investigation into a firearm discharge outside the United States Consulate that occurred early last week.
The 11 a.m. briefing follows the incident from July 27, when Toronto police responded to reports of shots fired outside the U.S. Consulate on University Avenue.
Police say evidence of a firearm discharge was found outside the U.S. consulate. No injuries were reported. Two security personnel were also inside the building at the time of the shooting.
Investigators say a white Honda Accord with no licence plates was seen fleeing the area immediately after the shot was fired. Officers located the vehicle and began a police pursuit starting along Gerrard Street and onto the Don Valley Parkway. However, due to the suspect’s vehicle travelling over 140 km/hr and the danger associated with that speed, the pursuit was called off around the DVP and Don Mills.
Demkiw will speak Thursday inside Toronto Police Headquarters, joined by Chief Superintendent Joe Matthews of Detective Operations.
The late-July firearm discharge follows another shooting from March 10, when two suspects fired multiple rounds at the consulate’s front entrance before fleeing in a stolen Honda CR‑V. That case triggered a major national‑security investigation involving Toronto police, the RCMP, and INSET.
One suspect was later arrested, while another remained wanted until police announced additional arrests in June. Police later charged a 19‑year‑old in connection with the March shooting after locating him at Toronto Pearson Airport. The investigation has since expanded to include multiple suspects and alleged connections to coordinated shootings across the GTA.