Toronto police on Thursday arrested a man who was allegedly involved with several shootings, including one at the U.S. consulate in the city. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo
June 18 (UPI) -- Toronto police arrested a man who was wanted in a shooting at the U.S. consulate, in addition to allegedly participating in other shootings there.
Zara Jabbi, 19, was arrested Wednesday for his role in a shooting at the consulate in Toronto based on security video that showed them sharing a gun while filming themselves on their cellphones in the act, The BBC and The New York Times reported.
Law enforcement said Saturday that Jabbi and the other shooters were "paid and hired by a foreign entity" that has been described as a guns-for-hire network, using encrypted social apps to covertly recruit young people described as susceptible to being convinced to carry out various schemes.
The arrest follows a series of raids that resulted in several injured officers of the Toronto Police Service, including the death of Police Constable Marc Pinizzotto on June 11 during the attempted arrest of Jabbi.
