Toronto officer killed in raid tied to Iran-linked US consulate and synagogue shooting probe

A Toronto Police Service officer died Thursday morning while serving a search warrant connected to a U.S. consulate shooting. Police Constable Marc Pinizzotto, an 18-year veteran, was fatally wounded and later died at Sunnybrook Hospital. The Emergency Task Force officer's death occurred during an operation that police chief Myron Demkiw described as part of an investigation into multiple shootings.

Authorities are actively searching for a 19-year-old suspect, Zara Jabbi, whom police have identified and warned is armed and dangerous. While one suspect is hospitalized, Jabbi remains at large. Police have not confirmed if Jabbi was the individual who shot Pinizzotto, who was 43 years old.

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Jabbi should be considered armed and dangerous

The Toronto Police Service has been tight-lipped about the specifics of the warrant but confirmed the investigation includes a March 10 shooting at the U.S. consulate. The Toronto Sun reported that other warrants executed that morning were related to shootings at Greater Toronto Area synagogues, though police would not confirm this link to The Jerusalem Post.

Allegations in a criminal complaint suggest a senior Hezbollah official, Mohammad Bagher Saad Dawood al-Saadi, orchestrated both the consulate shooting and an attack on a Toronto synagogue. The complaint states Saadi claimed his "people" were behind the two Canadian attacks. The consulate shooting caused damage but no injuries, while three Toronto-area synagogues were targeted by gunfire in early March.

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his "people" were behind the two attacks in Canada