The U.S. Consulate in Toronto was hit by gunfire early Tuesday morning, in what authorities are calling a “national security incident.”
Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said two male suspects exited a white Honda CR-V around 4:30 a.m. and fired firearms at the heavily fortified building before fleeing the scene.
Police said the CR-V traveled west on Dundas Street West before turning south onto University Avenue and stopping in front of the consulate.
Investigators found several shell casings and noted damage to the building’s glass and door.
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Police release a photo of the suspects’ white Honda CR-V after it was spotted on video stopping in front of the United States Consulate building on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Toronto Police)
Barredo said he believes there were people in the building at the time of the shooting, although no injuries were reported.
Chris Leather, chief inspector and officer in charge of criminal operations for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ontario, told reporters that the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team has been engaged and is working with Toronto police, federal partners and U.S. counterparts, including the FBI.
He said it is too early to determine what the motive is and whether the shooting will ultimately be classified as terrorism under Canada’s Criminal Code.
“There will be zero tolerance for any form of harassment, intimidation or harmful attacks against communities or individuals in Canada,” Leather added.
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Deputy Chief Frank Barredo speaks during a briefing at 360 University Ave. with an update on a firearms discharge at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on March 10, 2026. (Wa Lone/Reuters)
As a precaution, security has been increased at the American and Israeli consulates in Toronto and the Ottawa region.
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Officials said there is no indication of an ongoing threat to public safety as the investigation continues.
Toronto police officers work the scene of a shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on March 10, 2026. (Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images)
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“The shooting that took place early this morning at the U.S. Consulate is an absolutely unacceptable act of violence and intimidation against our American friends and neighbors,” said Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
“Everyone at all levels of government and across Canada must make it clear that there is zero tolerance for this type of intimidating and dangerous behavior, and that we will do whatever is necessary to prosecute and punish those responsible to the fullest extent of the law,” he wrote on X.
