Toronto and Washington - Toronto police said on March 10 that they had responded to reports of shots fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto and located evidence indicating a firearm had been discharged. Authorities reported that there were no injuries from the incident.
In a social media post on X, police said their response began at 5:29 a.m. local time (0929 GMT) after calls about shots being heard or observed near the consulate. Investigators on the scene identified material consistent with a discharged firearm, and no victims were reported by officials.
Requests for comment from representatives of the U.S. embassy in Toronto and from the U.S. Department of State were not immediately answered, according to police statements.
The Toronto event is occurring amid other recent security incidents involving U.S. diplomatic sites. On Sunday, an improvised device detonated at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, Norway. Police in Oslo said they were still searching for a suspect following that explosion, and one line of inquiry includes a potential connection to the Iran war.
Separately, New York City authorities charged two men with terrorism-related offenses after they threw a homemade bomb at anti-Islam protesters over the weekend. Those charges reflect an ongoing law enforcement focus on violence directed at political gatherings and diplomatic targets.
Officials have not publicly linked the Toronto incident to the Oslo bombing or the New York attack. Investigations into each event were reported as active, with police in the respective jurisdictions continuing to pursue leads and evidence.
The sequence of incidents highlights a cluster of security events involving U.S. diplomatic facilities and politically charged public demonstrations. At the time of the Toronto report, authorities emphasized there were no injuries and that investigative work was underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the discharged firearm.
Further updates will depend on the progress of local police probes and any communications from U.S. diplomatic representatives who had not responded to requests for comment when the Toronto announcement was made.