{"id":1514958,"date":"2026-06-11T13:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=56815f5716b2d4f900910e27ce86c162"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:48:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:48:44","slug":"officer-fatally-shot-while-executing-search-warrant-in-probe-tied-to-us-consulate-shooting-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1514958","title":{"rendered":"Officer fatally shot while executing search warrant in probe tied to US consulate shooting in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/06\/a6b441e76cf423ce55331e22213a6f2a.jpg\" alt\/><\/figure><p>(NEW YORK) -- A police officer was shot and killed while executing a search warrant Thursday as part of an investigation into a series of shootings in Toronto, including one at the United States consulate in March, authorities said.<\/p><p>The officer, 43-year-old Marc Pinizzotto with the department's emergency task force, was \"shot in the line of duty while conducting a search warrant early this morning,\" Toronto Police Service Chief Myron Demkiw said during a press briefing on Thursday.<\/p><p>Pinizzotto was provided emergency care and transported to a local hospital, where he died, the chief said.<\/p><p>Police did not share additional details on the circumstances of the shooting. A suspect is in custody and receiving emergency medical treatment in the hospital, according to Demkiw, who did not share further details on the individual.<\/p><p>The investigation involving the search warrant and several others executed on Thursday \"concerned a number of shootings,\" including one at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on March 10, Demkiw said.<\/p><p>Witnesses observed two people emerge from a white Honda CR-V and discharge a handgun at the consulate before driving away, according to police. No one was injured during the incident. Officers got a call about the shooting around 5:29 a.m., and found shell casings and damage to the building when they arrived, police said.<\/p><p>A 19-year-old suspect wanted in connection with the investigation remains at large, Demkiw said Thursday.<\/p><p>The police chief identified the suspect as Zara Jabbi and warned that he should be considered armed and dangerous.<\/p><p>\"I urge you to turn yourself in,\" Demkiw said while addressing the suspect during the briefing.<\/p><p><em>ABC News' Othon Leyva contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p><p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. 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