Updated June 11, 2026 @ 10:44am
UPDATED:
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw confirms a 43-year-old police officer has died after being shot during the execution of a search warrant early Thursday at a North York apartment building.
U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told a conference on Canada-U.S. trade that the shooting may be "linked to an investigation in the United States."
More to come.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
A Toronto police officer has been shot in an exchange of gunfire in the city's west end early Thursday morning, and is in hospital.
Police said officers were executing a search warrant in the area of Tretheway Drive and Black Creek Drive just after 5:30 a.m.
Police said there was an exchange of gunfire and an officer was hit, but they did not specify what led to the incident. The officer was taken to hospital, police said.
A second person was injured at the scene and taken to the hospital for treatment.
An apartment building on Martha Eaton Way was cordoned off with caution tape as police vehicles lined the block and building residents watched the scene from their balconies.
The officer's condition was unknown. Police said Chief Myron Demkiw and Toronto Police Association President Clayton Campbell were at the hospital where the officer was being treated.
Police said they would provide an update on the officer later Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 11, 2026.
