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Police officer Marc Pinizotto, who was 43 and had been on the
force for 18 years, died of his wounds in a hospital, Toronto
Police Chief Myron Demkiw said at a news conference. He said one
suspect was in custody at a hospital in critical condition.
Nicholas Bennett, 19, of Toronto, will be charged with first
degree murder. Another individual, Zara Jabbi, 19, remains
outstanding. He is wanted in connection with the March shooting
at the U.S. Consulate.
“I urge you to turn yourself in,” Demkiw said in reference to
Jabbi.
Canadian police had said in March that two individuals emerged
from a white Honda RV SUV at around 4:30 a.m. and fired multiple
shots at the U.S. consulate building before fleeing. The
shooting damaged the outside of the building but did not cause
any injuries.
The consulate attack in March followed heightened tensions over
the war launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran in late
February, and it had followed gunfire attacks on two
Toronto-area synagogues the previous weekend.
The investigation that led to Pinizotto's death "concerned a
number of shootings, including the shooting at the United States
consulate on University Avenue. There were several search
warrants executed this morning,” Demkiw said.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said she’s known the mother of the
deceased officer for the 20 years.
“Their grief is shared across this city,” Chow said.
The officer was shot in the early morning in an apartment unit,
said Monica Hudon of Ontario's Special Investigations Unit,
which investigates incidents involving police officers where
there has been a death. The suspect shot first, Hudon said.
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