Toronto police surrounding U.S. Consulate after officers found evidence of gunfire outside building

Toronto police surrounding U.S. Consulate after officers found evidence of gunfire outside building

Police say officers heard gunfire in area early Monday morning. Building was previously shot at on March 10

Several Toronto police vehicles were parked outside the U.S. Consulate early Monday morning after evidence of gunfire was found outside the downtown building, which had previously been targeted in a shooting in March.

Officers heard gunfire in the area of the building near University Avenue and Armoury Street around 4:45 a.m. and found evidence of a firearm discharge outside the U.S. Consulate, Toronto police said in a post on X.

A white sedan was seen fleeing the scene, police said, but there was no immediate suspect description. There were no reported injuries.

Police did not immediately confirm whether the U.S. Consulate was the target of Monday's gunfire. Investigators are expected to provide updates later in the day.

The area around the consulate is now taped off, with part of University Avenue closed at Dundas Street to southbound traffic and pedestrians. More than a dozen police vehicles are on site, including a forensics vehicle.

The incident comes just over four months after the building was shot at on March 10. No one was injured in that shooting, but RCMP called it a "national security incident" at the time.

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Multiple people were later arrested in connection with that shooting as part of a broad investigation into shootings around the city in which police believe young people were hired to commit gun crimes.

Toronto police have stationed officers near the U.S. Consulate in the months following the incident.

Anyone with more information about Monday's shooting is asked to contact police at 416-808-2222.