Suspect in consulate shooting still at large after Toronto cop killed in related raid
Written by The Canadian Press on June 12, 2026
TORONTO — A search continues for a suspect in a shooting at the U.S. Consulate, 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 Thursday, as officers carried out an investigation into multiple shootings, including one at the consulate in March.
Police say 19-year-old Nicholas Bennett faces a first-degree murder charge. They say Bennett was shot multiple times in the exchange of gunfire and remains in hospital.
A second suspect, 19-year-old Zara Jabbi, is on the loose. Police say Jabbi is wanted in the consulate shooting and should be considered armed and dangerous.
Police say they expect to provide more information on the investigation in the coming days but not today.
Tributes to the 43-year-old fallen officer have continued to pour in following the news of his death Thursday,
Hundreds of officers stood shoulder to shoulder, some wiping tears from their eyes in a procession Thursday that saw Pinizzotto’s body taken from Sunnybrook hospital to the office of the chief coroner.
There have been tributes from a number of officials, including Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Pinizzotto’s death came days after Ontario Provincial Police Const. Tarun Bali was struck and killed by a vehicle near the northern Ontario town of Hearst, east of Thunder Bay.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 11, 2026.
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