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Suspects recruited via encrypted app and offered money for violent acts, Toronto police reveal after arrests. Toronto police have announced two arrests in connection with the shooting at the US Consulate last month, calling the suspects “criminals for hire.” Authorities on Thursday said they arrested a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy in the second shooting at the United States Consulate in five months. The latest shooting in July followed a March 10 attack on the diplomatic mission that also occurred before dawn. Police arrested two people in that case in June. No one was injured in either event, but police described both as “national security” incidents, and the initial shooting on March 10 prompted beefed-up protection for US and Israeli diplomatic buildings in multiple Canadian cities, as war gripped the Middle East.
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Police said a white Honda Accord pulled alongside the consulate at about 4:46am (08:46 GMT) and a single shot was fired, striking the front of the building. A 15-year-old was also charged but cannot be identified under Canadian law.
