Toronto police arrest 19-year-old Xen-Ul-Abdeen Syed and a 15-year-old boy for the July shooting at the U.S. Consulate, alleging involvement in a gun-for-hire network using encrypted apps. No injuries reported in the second such incident in five months.
Canadian police have linked multiple shootings, including an attack on the US consulate in Toronto and synagogues, to sophisticated gun-for-hire networks. These networks recruit young adults via encrypted messages to carry out and film shootings. A police officer was killed during a raid related to the investigation, and two firearms used in over 25 shootings were traced to the US.
Toronto police have linked dozens of shootings, including one at the US consulate, to a gun-for-hire network recruiting young people via encrypted apps. A police officer was killed during a raid related to the shootings. Investigators are working with the FBI to identify those orchestrating the violence.
Toronto police have linked dozens of shootings, including an attack on the US consulate, to a "multilayered" gun-for-hire network. Young people are recruited via encrypted apps and paid to film attacks. A police officer was killed during a raid linked to the shootings.
