A Toronto police officer was shot Thursday during an early morning raid on a high-rise building connected to a national security investigation, according to authorities.
"Officers are conducting a search warrant in the area," police said in a post on US social media platform X at around 7 am (1100GMT), adding that "there was an exchange of gunfire. Officer was shot. Officer transported to hospital via emergency run."
A follow-up post confirmed that Toronto Police Chief Demkiw and Toronto Police Association President Campbell had gone to the hospital, with authorities promising an update "as soon as possible."
The officer's condition was not immediately known.
The operation took place around 5.42 am at Tretheway Drive and Black Creek Drive in the northwest end of the city, involving tactical officers from Toronto Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Globe and Mail newspaper, citing a source with knowledge of the probe, said the raid was related to a national security investigation into the March 10 shooting at the US Consulate in Toronto, in which two unidentified gunmen fired at the exterior of the building before fleeing.
A white Honda CRV stopped in front of the diplomatic mission in Toronto, where two individuals exited the vehicle, discharged "multiple" shots from an apparent handgun before getting back in the car and driving away around 4.30 am local time, according to witnesses.
Prime Minister Mark Carney denounced the shooting at the consulate as a “reprehensible act of violence and attempt at intimidation.”
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