A member of the Toronto Police Service's Emergency Task Force was killed in the line of duty Thursday morning in the area of the city's Black Creek and Trethewey Drive, TPS Chief Myron Demkiw announced.
The 43-year-old officer, Police Constable Marc Pinizzotto, was shot while executing a search warrant in relation to a number of Toronto shootings, including the March 10 shooting at the United States consulate on University Avenue.
"Myself, and President Clayton Campbell of the Toronto Police Association, met with Marc’s family at the hospital to confirm this devastating news. They are grieving a profound loss," Demkiw said in the release. "Words cannot describe the pain they are feeling."
Demkiw added that there is one outstanding suspect, a 19-year-old male named Zara Jabbi. One suspect related to Pinizzotto's death, also a 19-year-old male, is in custody and receiving medical care at a nearby hospital.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, called in under provincial law after police use-of-force incidents, confirmed that there were a total of four people inside the North York apartment when officers entered to conduct the raid.
Demkiw implored Jabbi to turn himself in, but he remains unaccounted for. The shooting took place just over 10 kilometers away from BMO Field, where the city will host a World Cup match Friday featuring Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Security footage from outside the consulate showed two individuals exiting a white Honda CRV and firing rounds at the door of the consulate building around 4:30 a.m. While there were employees inside the building, none were injured.
In May, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted 32 year-old Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi on several terrorism charges, where prosecutors accused him and others of planning the March 10 consulate shooting in Toronto, as well as more than a dozen other attacks across the globe.
FBI investigators say they possess recorded phone calls between Al-Saadi and a confidential source, where he talks about his involvement. Federal authorities also allege Al-Saadi is tied to Iranian-backed militants.
His lawyer criticized the proceedings in court, calling it "political prosecution."
It is with deep and profound sorrow that we announce and mourn the loss of PC Marc Pinizzotto, 43, of our Emergency Task Force, killed in the line of duty today.
— Chief Myron Demkiw (@TPSMyronDemkiw) June 11, 2026
Marc devoted 18 years to serving the people of Toronto, including 5 years with ETF. He was a courageous officer, a… pic.twitter.com/tpV7rBexY5