Suspect wanted in U.S. Consulate shooting has now been arrested: Toronto police
Police say the shooting is tied to a gun-for-hire network that has been linked to 27 shootings across the Toronto area.
- Toronto police announced yesterday that the March 10 shooting at the United States Consulate is connected to a 'criminals for hire' network, which recruits young people via encrypted apps to film attacks for payment.
- Investigators report the network uses encrypted messaging apps including Whatsapp, Signal, and Telegram to hire young individuals for violent acts, a recurring modus operandi that complicates tracing the organizers behind the scheme.
- Working with the FBI, police recovered two United States-sourced handguns; one is tied to at least 21 shootings including the Consulate attack, the other to at least six.
- Authorities are seeking a 19-year-old suspect for first-degree murder, while a May court filing linked the Consulate incident to Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Al-Saadi, accused of running a terrorist network.
- Superintendent Joe Matthews noted the network's multi-layered structure increasingly recruits younger actors targeting various communities, including the Jewish community, as police continue investigating Toronto Constable Marc Pinizzotto's June 11 on-duty killing.
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Toronto teen, wanted for consulate shooting, arrested at international airport
Toronto police have located and arrested Zara Jabbi, 19, who was wanted in connection with a shooting at the U.S. Consulate on March 10.A Toronto Police Service officer was fatally shot while executing a search warrant connected to Jabbi on June 11.Police Chief Myron Demkiew said on Tuesday that the consulate shooting was connected to other incidents, including "shootings at Jewish synagogues and schools" as part of a criminals-for-hire scheme i…
Toronto Police Arrest Suspect Wanted in US Consulate Shooting
A 19-year-old suspect wanted in connection with a shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto this spring has been arrested by city police after a four-month investigation. The Toronto Police Service announced the June 17 arrest of Zara Jabbi just days after saying he was the lone suspect still at large in connection with the March 10 consulate shooting. Jabbi is facing six charges, including theft of a motor vehicle, possession of property obtain…
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