An officer was shot and killed while executing a search warrant in connection with a series of shootings in Toronto, including one at the U.S. consulate, police said.

Police were executing a search warrant in the Tretheway Drive and Black Creek Drive area around 5:40 a.m. at the time of the shooting.

A Toronto police officer has been shot and killed by a suspect linked to an attack on the U.S. Consulate in March.