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Forensic Toronto police officers look for evidence as they stand near a plaque at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on March 10, 2026. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
Police have arrested one of the two suspects linked to the shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto earlier this spring.
Sheldon Tracy-Stewart, 18, of Toronto, was arrested by the city’s police force June 11, and faces 11 offences related to the shooting at the U.S. Consulate at 360 University Avenue on March 10.
Tracy-Stewart is accused of firing a gun at the consulate and committing a violent attack on the official premises of an internationally protected person that was likely to endanger that person’s life or liberty, according to a court document obtained by media outlets. His other charges include illegal firearm possession and vehicle theft.
On March 10, Toronto police responded to reports of a shooting at the American consulate at 5:29 a.m., roughly one hour after the gunfire occurred. Police at the time said evidence collected from witnesses showed a white Honda CRV stopped in front of the consulate. Two men then climbed out of the vehicle and used what appeared to be a handgun to shoot at the front of the building before climbing back into the vehicle and driving away.
No one was injured, but police confirmed there were people in the building when the shots were fired. The RCMP deemed the case as a “national security incident” at the time.
Fatal Shooting
The morning of June 11 marked a new phase in the probe when Toronto police executed a search warrant in connection with a “number of shootings” in the city, including the one at the consulate in March. During the raid, Const. Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was shot and killed when carrying out the search warrant at an apartment on Martha Eaton Way, in the area of Tretheway Drive and Black Creek Drive in North York.
The raid, which was one of five search warrants issued, also saw a suspect shot by police. Police said 19-year-old Nicholas Bennett, who was shot multiple times in the exchange of gunfire and remains in hospital, faces a first-degree murder charge.
Zara Jabbi, 19, has been named as a suspect by Toronto police in the shooting at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on March 10, 2026. Toronto police handout photo
Another suspect, Zara Jabbi, 19, remains on the loose. He is wanted in the consulate shooting and is “considered armed and dangerous,” police said.
According to the court document, Tracy-Stewart also lives on Martha Eaton Way but in another building. Asked if Tracy-Stewart’s charges are related to the raid that led to Pinizzotto’s death, the Toronto police told The Epoch Times that they are “not in a position to provide further details at this time” on the ongoing investigation.
“We expect to share additional information next week,” spokesperson Nadine Ramadan said in an email statement on June 13.
Consulate Shooting in Toronto
The U.S. consulate shooting has been on the radar of U.S. authorities. In May, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) linked an Iraqi national and Iranian-backed commander, charged in the United States with terrorism-related offences, to the consulate shooting in March.
According to an April U.S. criminal complaint released May 15 in a federal court in New York, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi and his associates were allegedly behind two attacks in Canada, including the Toronto Consulate attack and an attack on a synagogue.
Al-Saadi, described as a senior member of Kata’ib Hizballah, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, is closely aligned with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to a DOJ news release on May 15, which also noted he was arrested by the FBI that month.
Al-Saadi is allegedly involved in directing, planning, and claiming responsibility for a string of attacks in Europe and North America after the United States and Israel launched air strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to the same release. The alleged attacks range from bombings and arson at Jewish and U.S. institutions to stabbings of Jewish people and the March shooting at Toronto’s U.S. consulate. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
On May 28, the DOJ announced an eight-count indictment charging Al-Saadi for alleged activities as an operative of Kata’ib Hizballah and IRGC, including alleged involvement in nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the United States. The allegations have yet to be proven in court.
The RCMP previously told The Epoch Times that it cannot comment on the U.S. indictment against Al-Saadi, or other details such as alleged links to individuals, groups, or locations, given the matter is before the courts.
Toronto police provided a similar response when asked about the connection between the consulate shooting in Toronto and Al-Saadi, as well as whether suspects Tracy-Stewart, Bennett, and Jabbi are in any way related to the Iraqi national.
“[T]hat is not a connection we are making at this time. We also cannot comment on another law enforcement agency’s investigation,” said spokesperson Ramadan.
“What I can say is that law enforcement agencies work very closely together on national security matters. That includes intelligence sharing, coordinated investigations, and ongoing collaboration with our domestic and international partners.”
Jennifer Cowan, Olivia Gomm, and The Canadian Press contributed to this report.
