Toronto Police Lay 32 Charges in U.S. Consulate Shooting as 2 Suspects Face Release Breach Counts
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Updated · Global News · Aug 6
Toronto Police Lay 32 Charges in U.S. Consulate Shooting as 2 Suspects Face Release Breach Counts
3 articles · Updated · Global News · Aug 6
Summary
A 15-year-old boy and 19-year-old Xen-Ul-Abdeen Syed were charged in the July 27 shooting outside Toronto’s U.S. Consulate, with police announcing 32 total counts more than a week after the attack.
Police said a single shot was fired at 4:46 a.m., damaging the consulate facade; a stolen white Honda Accord fled at more than 140 kph before officers ended the chase under protocol.
Syed faces 15 charges and the teen 17, with both accused of repeatedly breaching court-ordered release conditions; police described them as criminals for hire and linked them to a Caledon arson three days earlier.
No one was injured in the consulate shooting, but the wider probe has expanded: an 18-year-old was charged last month, and a veteran Toronto officer was later killed during a related raid.
The case marks the second shooting at the U.S. Consulate in five months, after American authorities tied a March attack to an alleged Iranian-backed campaign targeting sites in Europe and North America.