Shots were fired outside the U.S. consulate in Toronto early Tuesday, authorities said, marking the latest security scare involving an American diplomatic facility as tensions tied to the war with Iran ripple globally.
Toronto police said officers were called to the consulate in the city’s downtown core shortly before 5:30 a.m. and discovered evidence that a firearm had been discharged.
No suspect was immediately identified, and no injuries were reported, police said.
Officials later announced that security would be increased around both the U.S. and Israeli consulates in the city following a string of recent incidents, including shootings targeting three synagogues in the Greater Toronto Area over the past week.
“The shooting that took place outside of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto early this morning is absolutely unacceptable,” said Gary Anandasangaree in a post on X.
“Canada will never tolerate intimidation and violence of any kind, including towards our American friends in Canada. We are glad to see that no one was hurt, and we are grateful for the quick response of Toronto Police at the scene.”
The shooting that took place outside of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto early this morning is absolutely unacceptable. Canada will never tolerate intimidation and violence of any kind, including towards our American friends in Canada. We are glad to see that no one was hurt, and we… https://t.co/QsBdeZNEXv
— Gary Anandasangaree (@gary_srp) March 10, 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford also condemned the incident, calling it “an absolutely unacceptable act of violence and intimidation aimed at our American friends and neighbors.”
“I expect that police at all levels will bring every resource to bear to find the people who did this,” Ford wrote on social media.
“Everyone at all levels of government and across Canada needs to make clear that there is zero tolerance for this sort of intimidating and dangerous behavior, and that we will do whatever it takes to prosecute and punish the people responsible to the fullest extent of the law.”
Investigators have not yet said whether the shooting was politically motivated, but authorities say the heightened security posture reflects concerns about potential spillover tensions connected to the ongoing U.S.–Iran conflict.
This story is developing…
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🚨 BREAKING: MULTIPLE shots were fired targeting the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, per police
Luckily, nobody was injured.
Canada’s immigration issue is arguably even WORSE than ours.
We’re going to need a northern border wall at some point. pic.twitter.com/ucS9lJDZFd
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 10, 2026
More over at The New York Post:
Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto in 'absolutely unacceptable' attack https://t.co/Ep9bU2OqeI pic.twitter.com/UqBvJg6TSY
— New York Post (@nypost) March 10, 2026
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