At least one shot was fired outside the US Consulate General in Toronto in the early hours of Monday morning, marking the second such attack on the diplomatic building in less than four months. No one was injured. Police recovered a shell casing and found damage to the building's facade. A white sedan was seen fleeing the scene at high speed around 4:45am local time, and officers briefly pursued it before abandoning the chase over safety concerns. No suspects have been arrested and the investigation remains ongoing.

Toronto's Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo noted that at least two individuals were inside the consulate at the time, but said the building is "very heavily fortified" and those inside likely did not hear the shot. The US consulate thanked police for their response, and a US State Department spokesperson said Washington was working closely with Canadian authorities. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow called the attack "brazen," warning those responsible: "We will get you." Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he expected "all those responsible to be found, prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law," while Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was "appalled" and pledged full support for law enforcement.

The first attack on the same building occurred on 10 March, when two men fired multiple shots in what police described as a "national security incident." Police have been stationed outside the consulate ever since. In June, officers carried out raids connected to that earlier shooting, during which Toronto Police Officer Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed. Several suspects aged 18 and 19 were subsequently arrested and accused of carrying out a string of shootings as part of a broader gun-for-hire network. Toronto police have also said that young people in the area are being recruited through encrypted messaging apps to shoot at various targets and record the attacks in exchange for payment — targets that have included synagogues, Jewish schools, and the US Consulate.

The latest shooting came the same weekend that two Jewish-owned bakeries in Toronto were targeted, at least one by gunfire. Police said on Monday there was nothing yet to link those incidents to the consulate shooting, though they did not rule out a connection. In May, US authorities arrested an Iraqi national, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, 32, for allegedly planning more than a dozen attacks across North America and Europe targeting Jewish institutions and US interests, including the Toronto consulate. Toronto police have not confirmed whether al-Saadi is linked to their current investigation, and no motive has been specified for Monday's attack. The investigation is being conducted with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and international law enforcement partners, including the US FBI.