美国驻多伦多总领事馆周一早晨遭到枪击,这是该建筑今年第二次成为射击目标[1]。事件中无人伤亡,警方在现场发现一枚弹壳并确认建筑外墙受损[1]。警方随即展开长达一小时的高速追捕,但未能逮捕任何嫌疑人[1]。
多伦多副警长弗兰克·巴雷多表示:"我们将以极端认真的态度对待这项调查"[1]。警方目前尚未排除本次事件与3月首次枪击事件的关联性[1]。3月事件中的两名嫌疑人谢尔登·特雷西-斯图尔特(18岁)和扎拉·贾比(19岁)已被逮捕并被指控[1]。多伦多市长奥利维亚·周将此次事件称为"大胆攻击"[1]。警方在6月曾表示,认为多起枪击事件可能与"多层次"枪支雇佣网络有关[1]。
The US consulate in Toronto came under gunfire early Monday morning in what marked the second shooting attack on the building this year [1]. No injuries were reported in the incident [1]. Police discovered a shell casing at the scene and found damage to the building's exterior [1], prompting a high-speed pursuit lasting approximately one hour, though no arrests were made [1].
Investigators have not ruled out a connection between Monday's shooting and a previous attack in March [1]. That earlier incident occurred on March 10 and resulted in the arrest of two suspects, 18-year-old Sheldon Tracy-Stewart and 19-year-old Zara Jabbi, who faced charges in connection with the attack [1]. Toronto Deputy Chief Frank Barredo stated that authorities would "treat this investigation with extreme seriousness" [1], while Mayor Olivia Chow characterized the shooting as a "brazen attack" [1]. Police had indicated in June that they believed multiple shooting incidents at the location could be linked to what they described as a "multi-layered" gun-for-hire network [1].