A veteran Toronto police officer died Thursday after an early-morning raid linked to a shooting at the U.S. Consulate earlier this year.
Const. Marc Pinizzotto, a member of the Emergency Task Force, was shot as officers executed a search warrant near Trethewey and Black Creek drives at about 5:42 a.m.
The 43-year-old man was pronounced dead at Sunnybrook Hospital. A suspect is in custody and was also taken to hospital.
Chief Myron Demkiw said Pinizzotto was a member of the task force for five years and had been with the service for 18 years.
“No words can capture the impact on Marc’s family, who expected him to come home today. We as a service will support them and each other,” he told reporters at Sunnybrook.
“It goes without saying that this is devastating news for Marc’s colleagues at the ETF Unit, many of whom have been here throughout the morning. We are doing everything we can to support them at this time.”
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Demkiw said the search warrant police were executing was among several Thursday that were tied to a probe investigating multiple shootings, including the one at the consulate on University Avenue in March.
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Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national, was arrested and charged in the United States last month with terrorism offences in connection with the shooting.
Demkiw said one suspect is outstanding: 19-year-old Zara Jabbi. He urged him to turn himself in.
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The Special Investigations Unit, Ontario’s police watchdog, is also investigating.
Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, told the crowd at the 2026 US-Canada Summit in Toronto the shooting may be linked to the United States.
“Our thoughts, our prayers are with the family of the police person who was killed. They are with the police community, law enforcement community in Toronto and Ontario, and I think it exemplifies and is an example of the close co-operation we have in law enforcement between the two countries, how we work together and the risk involved in those types of activities,” he said.
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“Our thoughts and prayers and sympathies to the people who may be, we are all affected by this, so let’s remember them today as we move forward.”
Tributes for Pinizzotto poured in as news of his death broke.
“There are no words that can ease the pain of the family, the loved ones and the colleagues across the service. They are very much in our thoughts as they face this profound loss,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said.
“Their grief is shared across this entire city.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford also offered his condolences in a post on social media.
“On behalf of the people of Ontario, I extend my sincere condolences to the family, loved ones and fellow service members of Toronto Police Service Constable Marc Pinizzotto, who was killed in the line of duty today,” he wrote on X.
“Today is a sobering reminder of the sacrifices and risks faced by police officers across Ontario every day as they work to keep our province safe.”
On behalf of the people of Ontario, I extend my sincere condolences to the family, loved ones and fellow service members of Toronto Police Service Constable Marc Pinizzotto, who was killed in the line of duty today.
Today is a sobering reminder of the sacrifices and risks faced…
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) June 11, 2026
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A heavy police presence was witnessed by Global News at 15 Martha Eaton Way, an apartment building near the intersection.
Some building residents said they were worried by a trend of violence in the area.
“[It’s] kind of scary ‘cause actually I live in the building and there’s a lot of kids in here and it’s crazy,” said Stefanie Chase.
“It’s not the first time: last year, a little boy got shot.”
That little boy was eight-year-old JahVai Roy, who was killed when stray bullets entered his bedroom on Aug. 16, 2025. He was lying in bed with his mother when shots rang out outside his home around 12:30 a.m.
Three teenagers were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in that case.
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— with files from Tracy Tong and Victoria Femia
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