TORONTO: At least one shot was fired outside the US Consulate in downtown Toronto early on Monday but there were no injuries, police said, in what was the second such incident in the last four months.

Police officers, alerted by the sound of a gunshot, said they found evidence of a weapon having been fired outside the building on University Avenue.

Police said that a white sedan was seen fleeing the scene and added that no injuries were reported. On March 10, several shots were fired at the same building, following three separate incidents in which gunshots were fired at synagogues in the Toronto area.

Police increased security outside the US and Israeli consulates in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, in response.

Published in Dawn, July 28th, 2026