Toronto Police Link Gun-for-Hire Network to Multiple Shootings, Including Attack on U.S. Consulate
Toronto police have connected a gun-for-hire network to dozens of shootings, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March. Young adults and teenagers are being recruited through encrypted messaging apps and paid to carry out attacks. Two handguns seized during recent raids may be linked to 27 shootings across the Greater Toronto Area, with one firearm connected to six shootings and the other to 21
Toronto police have linked a gun-for-hire network to dozens of shootings, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March. Young adults and teenagers are being recruited through encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp and paid to carry out attacks. According to GlobalNews.ca, two handguns were seized during dawn raids last week and could be connected to 27 separate shootings across the Greater Toronto Area; one handgun was linked to six shootings and the other to 21. Investigators believe the firearms were being passed between different shooters rather than only having two suspects. According to GlobalNews.ca, Const. Marc Pinizzotto died after being shot on June 11 while executing a search warrant at 15 Martha Eaton Way. The Guardian reported that shooters are required to film their attacks in order to get paid. GlobalNews.ca reported that the gun-for-hire network is responsible for attacks on synagogues around Canada’s largest city.
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