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Toronto Police Arrest Three Teens Linked to March Shootings at Consulate and Other Sites
Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with multiple March shootings in Toronto, including one at the U.S. consulate. A fourth suspect remains at large.
Jun 16, 6:40 PM·2m read1 source
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U.S. consulate, an apartment building, and a business storefront. On March 10, Sheldon Tracey-Stewart, 18, and Zara Jabbi, 19, fired multiple rounds at the consulate before fleeing in a stolen vehicle, police said.
The building sustained damage but no injuries were reported. Surveillance footage showed the pair discharging firearms and recording the incident on their phones. Tracey-Stewart was arrested June 11 and faces multiple firearm charges.
Jabbi remains at large. On March 25, shots were fired at the front door of a unit in a Toronto apartment high-rise. The next day, a business storefront was shot up, with a neighboring business believed to be the intended target.
No injuries occurred in either incident. Nicholas Bennett, 19, was arrested June 11 and charged in connection with the March 26 business shooting. He is expected to face additional charges related to the apartment shooting and first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Constable Marc Pinizzotto during a search warrant execution on June 11.
Bennett was shot by police during that operation and remains hospitalized in custody. Jayon Burgher, 18, was also charged in connection with the March 26 business shooting. He was arrested in mid-April in Ontario for a separate shooting targeting a residence in Oakville.
45-caliber firearm were seized during operations the week of June 11. Forensic ballistics testing is underway to determine whether the weapons match other incidents. 45-caliber firearm. He stated that investigators are examining a pattern in which young people are hired through encrypted messaging apps to carry out attacks and film them for payment.
"What we are dealing with in this case and in other unrelated incidents, including shootings at synagogues and Jewish schools, is a recurring and similar modus operandi -- and that is criminals for hire," Demkiw said June 16. "Through encrypted messaging apps, young people are hired to carry out attacks against various targets, and in order to get paid, they're required to film their attacks," he added.
