Suspect in Consulate Shooting Still at Large After Toronto Cop Killed in Related Raid
The search for a suspect in a shooting at the U.S. Consulate continued Friday, a day after a Toronto police officer was shot dead in a raid related to the incident. Const. Marc Pinizzotto was fatally shot at a fourth-floor apartment building on Martha Eaton Way on Thursday, as officers carried out an investigation into multiple shootings, including one at the consulate in March.
TL;DR
- A Toronto police officer, Const. Marc Pinizzotto, was killed during a raid on Thursday.
- The raid was connected to an investigation of multiple shootings, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March.
- Nicholas Bennett, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder and firearm offences.
- Bennett was shot multiple times during the exchange of gunfire and is currently in hospital.