Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks
Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate
TL;DR
- Constable Marc Pinizzotto was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at the US consulate in Toronto.
- The investigation is exploring potential links to a broader series of global terror attacks and a network of "shooters for hire."
- A suspect, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, is alleged by US authorities to be involved in the Toronto consulate shooting and linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Nicholas Bennett, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder, and police are searching for another 19-year-old, Zara Jabbi.
- The incident is being investigated by Ontario's special investigations unit, and tributes have been paid to Constable Pinizzotto.