A gunman opened fire on the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on Monday, in what authorities said was the second shooting targeting the building this year.
Investigators recovered one shell casing at the scene and found visible damage to the consulate’s exterior facade.
No one was injured in the shooting, officials said.
“The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada are open and operating normally, though some routine U.S. citizen services in Toronto are being rescheduled,” the consulate said in a statement.
Police at the scene of a shooting outside the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on Monday, July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Deputy Police Chief Frank Barredo said officers pursued a suspect vehicle in a high-speed chase that continued for about an hour after the shooting. No arrests were made, but Barredo said the search for those responsible remains active.
“We will approach this investigation with great seriousness,” Barredo told reporters at a news conference. “We will bring the people responsible for this to justice.”
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow condemned the incident, calling it a “brazen attack.”
“I want to say to the person or persons responsible, we will get you,” she said.
This was the second shooting targeting the U.S. Consulate this year, with the first coming on March 10, when two suspects allegedly fired multiple shots at the building before driving away in a stolen vehicle.
Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo at a press conference after a shot was fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, on Monday, July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Sheldon Tracy-Stewart, 18, and Zara Jabbi, 19, were arrested last month and charged with multiple offenses in connection with the March shooting. The allegations have not been tested in court.
A police presence has been seen at the consulate since the first shooting.
Barredo said a patrol vehicle was outside the consulate with its lights on when the shooting happened. Two security personnel were also in the building.
Last month, police said they believed multiple shootings, including the one in March, could be tied to “multilayered” gun-for-hire networks that have also targeted Toronto synagogues.
Two popular Jewish-owned bakeries were targeted by gunfire over the weekend.
Police investigating after a shot was fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, on Monday, July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Barredo said police had not ruled out a connection between Monday’s consulate shooting and the attacks on the bakeries. The motive for the consulate shooting remains under investigation.
“Investigators will follow the evidence to where it leads,” he said.
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, said he was “disgusted” by the recent violence in Toronto.
“I’m totally disgusted by the shootings and vandalism that took place in Toronto over the last few days, including at two Jewish-owned businesses over the weekend and near the U.S. Consulate this morning,” he said on X. “In all cases, active police investigations are underway. I expect all those responsible to be found, prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law.”
