Shots fired at the US consulate in Toronto, Canada, with no suspects or identified motive

Someone shot at the U.S. consulate in Toronto early Tuesday, authorities said, although there were no reports of injuries or damage.

“The shooting that took place at the US consulate early this morning is an absolutely unacceptable act of violence and intimidation directed at our American friends and neighbors,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a social media post. “I’m glad to see that Toronto police are investigating and I hope that police at all levels do everything they can to find the people who did this.”

“We will do whatever is necessary to prosecute and punish those responsible to the fullest extent of the law,” Ford said.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chief Superintendent Chris Leather said at a news conference Tuesday that witnesses reported seeing a white Honda CRV pull up in front of the U.S. consulate early in the morning, and that “two individuals exited the vehicle, fired what appears to be a handgun at the front of the building, and then returned to their vehicle and headed south.”

He stressed that there was “no indication of an immediate threat to public safety at this time.”

“It’s definitely a national security incident because, after all, we have the U.S. consulate hit by gunfire,” he said. “Whether this is a terrorist event or not, that will be subject to the investigation that will be carried out in the coming days and weeks, and will be based on evidence that is collected both here on the scene and subsequently through work with our partners.”

He said officials were in contact with their American counterparts, the consulate and the FBI on the matter.

Leather added: “I do not have any information to provide at this time regarding any sleeper cells that may or may not exist in Canada. Suffice it to say that our CSIS [Canadian Security Intelligence Service] “Our counterparts and incidents across the country are actively investigating matters like this, and we will continue to do so.”

A State Department spokesperson told News themezone that the United States was aware of the incident and was closely monitoring the situation in coordination with local authorities, but had no further comment.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the shooting “a reprehensible act of violence and an attempt at intimidation” and said, “I am relieved that no one was hurt.” In a statement published on

The shooting came just days after two synagogues were hit by gunfire overnight in the Greater Toronto Area, prompting an increased police presence. Police said there were no injuries in those incidents either, but bullet holes were found in the front door of a synagogue.

Carney said the synagogue shootings were an attack on the rights of Canadian Jews to live and pray safely, and he vowed to protect places of worship.

It was unclear whether the synagogue shootings and the shooting outside the U.S. consulate were related to each other, or whether the ongoing attacks US-Israel war with Iran.

Canadian broadcaster CTV said there were road closures in downtown Toronto, and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said there was a heavy police presence at the US and Israeli consulates in the city.

“This morning the American consulate was shot at. This comes after shootings at synagogues over the past two weekends. This cannot stand,” Chow told reporters before a city council meeting. “Toronto’s Jewish community has the right to practice their faith and culture and to live their daily lives without fear, intimidation or violence.”

Chow said police were investigating and had the full support of his office to “find those responsible and bring them to justice.”