Tributes pour in for slain Toronto constable as suspect remains at large

A search continues for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Toronto police officer as tributes pour in for Const. Marc Pinizzotto. 

The 43-year-old died after being shot at a fourth-floor apartment building Thursday, as officers carried out an investigation into multiple shootings, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March.

Police say 19-year-old Nicholas Bennett faces a first-degree murder charge, while a second suspect, 19-year-old Zara Jabbi, is on the loose.

Hundreds of officers stood shoulder to shoulder, some wiping tears from their eyes in a procession Thursday that saw Pinizzotto’s body taken from Sunnybrook hosptial to the office of the chief coroner.

There have been tributes from a number of officials, including Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Pinizzotto’s death came days after Ontario Provincial Police Const. Tarun Bali was struck and killed by a vehicle near the northern Ontario town of Hearst, east of Thunder Bay.

The CN Tower said its bright lights were expected to dim for the first five minutes of every hour on Thursday night.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 11, 2026.

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