美国驻多伦多领事馆附近周一凌晨发生枪击事件，这是该地点四个月内第二次遭到枪击。[1][2]本次事件发生于当地时间04:45，一名警察听到枪响并目睹一辆无牌白色汽车逃离现场。[2]警方在现场发现弹壳并记录了建筑物外墙受损，但未报告人员伤亡。[1][2]
本次枪击与3月10日发生的类似事件有关。[1]3月事件后，警方逮捕了两名分别为18岁和19岁的男子，两人于6月因该事件被捕。[1]警方正在调查多起枪击事件的作案手法相似性，包括3月2日多伦多犹太教堂的枪击事件。[1]多伦多市长Olivia Chow称这些攻击"嚣张"，表示"我们会抓到你"。[2]此外，美国官员在5月逮捕了伊拉克籍人士Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi，涉嫌策划针对犹太机构和美国利益的十多起攻击。[2]
Gunfire erupted near the US consulate in Toronto early Monday morning, marking the second attack on the diplomatic facility within four months.[1][2] An officer heard a gunshot at 04:45 local time and witnessed an unmarked white vehicle fleeing the scene.[2] Police recovered shell casings and found damage to the building's exterior, though no injuries were reported and no suspects were arrested at the scene.[1][2] The consulate building itself remained secure, with at least two people inside a structure described as "very sturdy."[2]
This incident follows a similar shooting on March 10, when two men aged 18 and 19 opened fire at the same location.[1] Those two individuals were arrested in June in connection with the March attack, which authorities characterized as a national security incident.[1] Police are investigating potential links between the shootings based on similarities in methodology.[2]
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow condemned the latest attack as "brazen," stating "we will catch you."[2] Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed shock at the incident and affirmed support for law enforcement investigations.[2] In a related development, US officials arrested Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi in May on suspicion of planning more than a dozen attacks targeting Jewish institutions and American interests.[2]