Canadian police investigating after shots fired at US consulate in Toronto early Tuesday morning

Shots fired at US Consulate in Toronto

Officials provide an update after shots were fired at a US consulate in Toronto. 

Authorities in Canada are investigating gunfire that hit the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto early on Tuesday. No injuries were reported.

Toronto Police said at 4:29 a.m. Tuesday, an officer was flagged down after shots were fired at the building. Police said multiple shots were fired at the building.

At a press conference outside the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chief Superintendent Chris Leather called it a national security incident. Leather said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which is Canada’s national, federal, provincial, and municipal police service, is working with Toronto police to understand the motive. Leather said the American and Israeli consulates, as well as embassies in Ottawa, will see an increase in security.

Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said two individuals emerged from a white Honda CRV SUV at around 4:30 a.m. and fired multiple shots at the building before fleeing.  Police shared an image of the vehicle on X.

"There were people inside the building. However, this building is highly secured and highly fortified and there were no injuries," he said.

Barredo said both suspects were involved in the discharge of the firearm. He said there were shell casings as well as damage outside, but said bullets did not penetrate the building.

"It is very secure. The glass and the walls are reinforced, and so I don’t believe there was any penetration into the building. It’s quite possible that people in the building would not have even noticed," he said.

Toronto Police officers work around the scene of a shooting at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, on March 10, 2026 after shots were fired at the building.(Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP via Getty Images)

What they're saying:

Ontario Premier Doug Ford posted on X saying: "The shooting that took place at the U.S. consulate early this morning is an absolutely unacceptable act of violence and intimidation aimed at our American friends and neighbors," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement. "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."

The shooting comes after two Toronto-area synagogues were struck by gunfire last weekend.

"The U.S. consulate was shot at. This comes after shootings at synagogues," Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said. "This cannot stand. Toronto’s Jewish community has the right to practice their faith and culture and to live their day-to-day lives without fear, intimidation or violence. As we have seen too many times, antisemitic incidents spike when international incidents rise. It is never acceptable to target the Jewish community."

Chow said there is a heavy police presence on Tuesday at both the U.S. and Israeli consulates in Toronto.

Toronto has a large Iranian community and the war in Iran has prompted demonstrations outside the U.S. consulate, both in support and in protest. The consulate is often the site of protests.