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Concerns are rising at California’s infamous San Quentin prison as an inmate shows symptoms consistent with hantavirus, raising fears of a potential outbreak in this densely populated facility.
Hantavirus gained widespread attention after several individuals aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship were infected during its global voyage.
Authorities in Marin County are currently awaiting test results from both federal and state health departments to confirm whether the 38-year-old inmate is indeed suffering from hantavirus, according to ABC 7 News.
As of now, no cases of hantavirus have been officially confirmed within the prison, officials stated.
A spokesperson from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation emphasized to the San Francisco Chronicle that ensuring the health and safety of both inmates and staff is their utmost priority.
The prison, officially known as the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, houses more than 3,000 inmates.
The facility where the sick prisoner was housed has been disinfected, and medical staff will monitor inmates and staff for symptoms indicative of possible exposure.
Officials at the prison believe the inmate’s sickness was not caused by person-to-person contact and no quarantine has been announced.
A prison official did not know whether the inmate was still being treated at the medical unit or had been returned to his regular housing facility, ABC 7 reported.
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is a rare but severe respiratory illness that can start with flu-like symptoms, sometimes including stomach problems, before rapidly progressing to life-threatening respiratory distress.
The fatality rate is about 30% to 40%, and there is no antiviral treatment, according to the The California Department of Public Health. Severe cases usually require aggressive critical care.
Four Californians exposed to the cruise ship outbreak were being monitored by the state for infection last month. Two of the them have already returned home and are being monitored by local public health officials, health officials said.
The other two were transported by federal authorities to a secure medical facility in Nebraska and are expected to return to California once health assessments are complete and safety arrangements are in place.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois has unveiled a new grant initiative designed specifically to support volunteer organizations in their fight against hunger and food insecurity.
The initiative, led by State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, comes as a response to reductions in federal funding for programs like SNAP. Known as the Charitable Trust Hunger Relief Grants, this program offers up to $5,000 to food pantries, soup kitchens, and similar nonprofit groups that operate without full-time staff.
This initiative closely resembles the Illinois Treasurer’s Charitable Trust program created in 2017. The standout feature of the new program is its inclusivity, targeting smaller, volunteer-reliant organizations previously ineligible for the Charitable Trust program due to their staffing limitations.
In an exclusive interview with News Media, Batya Ungar-Sargon discusses the evolving political landscape for American Jews, who have traditionally aligned with the Democratic Party. In the aftermath of events on October 7, many Jews are feeling politically adrift, as progressive spaces appear less welcoming and longstanding distrust of the right persists.
Ungar-Sargon delves into these dynamics in her new book, “The Jews and the Left,” published by HarperCollins. The book explores the historical alignment of Jewish Americans with the Democratic Party and examines the factors contributing to the party’s gradual drift away from its Jewish supporters.
Meanwhile, Christian leaders have convened a critical summit in Jerusalem to address the alarming global increase in antisemitism, emphasizing the need for solidarity and action against these rising prejudices.
In a related development, a British Muslim police association has sparked controversy by labeling the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as a terrorist organization, a statement that has intensified debates around Middle Eastern conflicts and their worldwide implications.
Amidst these discussions, Bruce Pearl, former men’s basketball coach at Auburn University, asserts that supporting Israel and denouncing antisemitism should not be viewed through a political lens. He believes these issues transcend partisan divides and are essential aspects of standing up for justice and humanity.
Answering a spike in global hatred, global Christian leaders convened an to confront the alarming rise of antisemitism. Convened to dismantle toxic replacement theology and historical anti-Jewish bias within the church, the historic gathering aims to deliver a unified, unwavering declaration of faith standing alongside the state of Israel and the Jewish people.
Britain’s National Association of Muslim Police is under fire after a policy paper promoted by a former vice president , linked Zionism to anti-Muslim hatred, and questioned reports of Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7. Critics call the document rife with antisemitic falsehoods and warn it undermines trust in policing, fueling demands for investigations, accountability, and a broader reckoning over bias within law enforcement.
Police arrest an activist in Trafalgar square for defying the Palestine Action ban on October 4, 2025 in London.(Guy Smallman/Getty Images)
: Federal authorities unsealed a orchestrating a violent campaign of intimidation. Targeting University of Michigan leaders, law enforcement, and businesses, the ring allegedly plotted bombings and chemical attacks, vandalizing homes with Hamas symbols while demanding full divestment from Israel. Fearing the suspects would flee, the FBI executed a sealed, coordinated sweep.
: Rabbi Micah Greenland, international director of NCSY, the flagship youth organization of the Orthodox Union, writes that, while high-profile efforts like this year’s Super Bowl ad raise awareness of antisemitism, . Antisemitism in schools is a daily reality, requiring education, community, allies, and ongoing engagement to help students feel safe, empowered and proud of their Jewish identity, Greenland writes.
“A lot of Jews marched in the civil rights movement, saw themselves as good members in good standing of the left, and when they finally needed help, when they needed support, when they need it to be shown that their humanity was being recognized, they looked left and right and all of their allies had fled.” – Batya Ungar-Sargon
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A young girl from California is being hailed as a hero after her quick actions saved six people from a raging house fire.
Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Morgan, just 10 years old, demonstrated remarkable bravery by rescuing her family during a rapidly spreading fire that consumed their residence in Oakley, California, on June 9.
“She’s our hero,” said her mother, Nena Morgan, in an interview with CBS, as she vividly described the harrowing incident.
While Lizzy’s actions saved her family, several cherished pets tragically perished in the flames, and one of their dogs remains unaccounted for.
The courageous young girl was awake in the early morning hours when the catastrophe unfolded at their home, located about 50 miles from San Francisco.
While the rest of the house slept soundly the fourth-grader was playing video games when at around 3am she noticed that the power had suddenly cut out.
It was the first clue for her that something was terribly wrong.
‘She freaked out and looked out the window to see what was going on,’ Lizzy’s mom said.
Nena Morgan credits her 10-year-old daughter Lizzy with saving the family from the fire
The fire began to take hold at approximately 3am, when Lizzy noticed a suspicious power cut
Lizzy rushed to alert her family as the fire spread rapidly through the house
Within moments the youngster realized the outage was no ordinary electrical malfunction.
Smoke and flames had already begun consuming external parts of the property.
It prompted Lizzy to spring into action, assisted by her brother Lucas.
The duo immediately rushed through the smoke filled house, waking everyone and shouting for relatives to get out.
The Morgan family, which included four adults and three children inside the home at the time, had only moments to react.
According to Morgan’s mother, the situation deteriorated at an alarming speed.
‘My husband got up and verified what was going on,’ she said. ‘Flames were already coming through our oldest daughter’s bedroom.’
‘It got bad fast,’ she added.
A team of firefighters arrived at 3.29am after receiving reports from concerned neighbors who saw the flames
By the time all family members were fully awake, flames were ripping through sections of the house, leaving little opportunity to salvage belongings.
The family scrambled outside, managing to escape with only the clothes they had been sleeping in.
At 3.29am firefighters responded at the scene after callers reported seeing flames in the garage area of the property.
However, the firefighters faced dangers of their own.
Responders found downed active power lines near the property, creating additional hazards while they worked to contain the blaze and ensure everyone had safely evacuated, according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
‘We arrived on scene to have the front of the house on fire, with the power lines between the pole and the house had dropped onto the ground. They were actively arcing, hindering our initial fire attack,’ said Fire Chief Jeff Burris.
Investigators are still working to determine an exact cause of the fire.
The Morgans noted that there have been other recent fires in the neighborhood, including one in their backyard two weeks ago, according to KTVU.
Three of the family’s beloved pets died in the fire and a dog is still missing
‘Nobody knows why my backyard caught on fire in the middle of the day. Nobody knows why my house caught fire in the middle of the night with all of us in there,’ Lizzy’s mother said.
As investigators search for answers, the family said they are grateful they escaped with their lives.
‘I don’t even know if we would have made it if we were all asleep,’ Lizzy’s mother added.
While the family escaped with their lives, two dogs and the family cat perished during the blaze.
One of the animals is thought to have died from smoke inhalation as firefighters battled the heavy flames.
The house itself, which the family had been living in for 14 years, suffered irreparable damage.
The dramatic rescue has sparked an outpouring of support from the local community, with neighbors and well-wishers rallying around the family through Spotfund donations and offers of assistance as they attempt to recover from the devastating loss.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Nena Morgan for comment.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — On Thursday, the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a man accused of taking the life of his 5-year-old daughter and relocating her remains for several months before disposing of them.
Harmony Montgomery’s body has never been recovered, but authorities suspect she was murdered in 2019, nearly two years before she was officially reported missing. In 2024, her father, Adam Montgomery, received a minimum 56-year prison sentence following his conviction for second-degree murder, abusing a corpse, falsifying evidence, witness tampering, and assault.
The Supreme Court overturned the most serious charge, siding with Montgomery’s argument that the lesser assault charge should have been handled separately. The court sent the second-degree murder charge back for reconsideration while allowing the other convictions to remain intact.
In a unanimous decision, the justices expressed concern that combining the charges compromised Montgomery’s right to a fair trial. They noted that jurors might have used the more compelling evidence from the assault charge to infer guilt in the murder charge, despite weaker evidence.
“There was a significant risk that the jury would draw the impermissible inference that because the defendant assaulted the victim before by striking her in the head, he must be the one who fatally assaulted her in December by again striking her in the head,” the justices stated.
The second-degree murder conviction accounts for 45 years of Montgomery’s 56-years-to-life sentence, which was imposed on top of an earlier 32 ½-year sentence he already was serving on unrelated gun charges.
The attorney general’s office said Thursday it will pursue a retrial on the second-degree murder charge.
“We remain confident in the facts of this case, the evidence presented, and the exceptional work of our prosecutors, investigators, and law enforcement partners,” said spokesperson Michael Garrity. “We will continue our efforts to seek justice for Harmony Montgomery and all those who knew and loved her.”
Montgomery’s attorneys did not respond to emails seeking comment.
Last year, the state agreed to pay $2.25 million to Harmony Montgomery’s mother to settle a lawsuit accusing social workers of ignoring signs that the girl was being abused by her father after he was awarded custody in early 2019. Crystal Sorey went to police in 2021, and in 2022 authorities announced that they believed Harmony was dead.
Adam Montgomery did not attend his trial in February 2022, and his lawyers called no defense witnesses. His attorneys acknowledged he was guilty of falsifying evidence and abusing a corpse, but they said he did not kill Harmony and instead suggested the girl actually died while alone with her stepmother, Kayla Montgomery.
Kayla Montgomery, who served an 18-month prison sentence for lying to a grand jury about where she was when Harmony was last seen, was the star witness for the prosecution. She testified that her husband killed Harmony on Dec. 7, 2019, while the family lived in their car. Montgomery was driving to a fast-food restaurant when he turned around and repeatedly punched Harmony in the face and head because he was angry that she was having bathroom accidents in the car, she said. He then hid the body in the trunk of a car, in a ceiling vent of a homeless shelter and in the walk-in freezer at his workplace before disposing of it in March 2020, she said.
Kayla Montgomery said she tried to stop her husband from hitting the girl but was scared of him and that he beat her as well as he grew paranoid that she would go to police.
Dwayne Johnson recently opened up about a health scare he faced, which he kept secret from everyone, including his wife, Lauren Hashian.
In an interview with Esquire, the 54-year-old actor shared that he discovered a lump on his testicles while showering, which was painful to the touch.
Three days later, he consulted a doctor who initially suggested he might have epididymitis—an inflammation of the tube at the back of the testicle that stores sperm.
However, the medical team also cautioned him about the possibility of cancer, urging him to undergo an immediate ultrasound. Unfortunately, Johnson couldn’t fit the test into his schedule as he was fully booked with promotional commitments for his upcoming “Jumanji” film.
Reflecting on the experience, Johnson told Esquire, “I had to endure those twenty-four hours of uncertainty while being in the public eye all day, cracking jokes and delivering speeches.”
The former WWE star noted he “didn’t even tell” Hashian, 41, about the health scare.
“I didn’t want to worry her before I knew if it was anything to even worry about,” Johnson explained.
Johnson has been married to Hashian since 2019. They share daughters Jasmine, 10, and Tiana, 8, while Johnson is also dad to daughter Simone, 24, from his previous marriage to Dany Garcia.
The “Smashing Machine” star confirmed he’s “fine” now after the scare.
“But I didn’t know that then,” he said, “and the thing was really painful.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Johnson admitted he uses ChatGPT to help him with his intense workouts.
“Within three seconds it comes back with a training program that’s lights-out, pencils-down spectacular,” he said. “Like it came from ten of the greatest coaches I’ve ever worked with.”
Johnson said the “very specific” exercise plan for ChatGPT led to him “having an extraordinary f—king workout.”
Aung San Suu Kyi has barely been seen or heard from in the five years since she was deposed in a military coup.
Her son is now in Australia as part of a global campaign attempting to put pressure on Myanmar’s leaders.
The son of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been writing letters to her for years, yet has only received one reply, which came three years ago.
“I have no way of knowing if she’s still alive,” Kim Aris shared with SBS News. “No one has seen her in years.”
The 80-year-old Nobel Prize winner was taken into custody during a military takeover in 2021 and has remained out of public sight since. Her legal advisors report they haven’t had any communication with her since 2022.
Aris has now traveled to Australia to engage with federal politicians and the Burmese community there. This visit is part of a sustained international effort to urge Myanmar’s military rulers to confirm his mother’s well-being.
“Providing proof of life isn’t a complicated task. If my mother is alive, there are numerous ways to demonstrate that to the world,” he remarked.
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Later this month, Aris’ global campaign in support of his mother will see him undertake an 81km skateboard journey across London to coincide with Suu Kyi’s 81st birthday.
Suu Kyi’s many years of confinement
Aung San Suu Kyi — who forged Myanmar’s path to democracy — spent nearly 15 years in detention between 1989 and 2010 before becoming the country’s de facto leader in 2015.
The coup displaced millions and sparked an ongoing civil war that has seen thousands killed.
Kim Aris — a carpenter born in Oxford in the United Kingdom — has been on a global campaign demanding proof from Myanmar’s leaders that his mother is still alive. Source: AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
Retired military commander Min Aung Hlaing seized control of Myanmar and detained Suu Kyi — just as her National League for Democracy party was about to begin its second term — on a range of charges from corruption to violating COVID-19 restrictions.
She denied all charges, and the United Nations described the series of secret trials she was subjected to as a “sham” that would only “deepen rejection of the coup”.
‘We are worried’
Since Suu Kyi’s arrest, Aris said he has only received a single letter from her in 2023.
In April of this year, the junta announced that Suu Kyi would be moved from prison to house arrest. At the time, they released an undated image of her — the legitimacy of which is questioned by Aris and others.
“They want to try and legitimise themselves internationally because the international community have been calling for my mother to be moved to house arrest,” he said.
The Myanmar Military Information Team released this image on 30 April of Suu Kyi in an undisclosed location. Credit: HANDOUT/AFP
“They want to try and appease the international community.”
At the time, Suu Kyi’s lawyer said her legal team “cannot imagine that she is no longer alive” but cannot understand why her whereabouts are totally secret, which they say is a violation of all international conventions.
“We are worried about her health.”
Accusations of genocide
Suu Kyi lived much of her life abroad, following the assassination of her father, General Aung San — regarded as the founder of modern-day Myanmar — six months prior to independence.
Having lived mainly in the UK, she returned to Myanmar in 1988 to look after her dying mother and to lead the growing revolt against dictator General Ne Win, which resulted in her arrest.
Her subsequent decades under house arrest, emulating the non-violent politics of India’s Mahatma Gandhi and US civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King, earned her international respect.
While The Lady, as she became known, was lauded as a harbinger of democracy, her later years in power saw her reputation tarnished, following deadly military crackdowns on Myanmar’s minority Rohingya Muslim population.
After 15 years, Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest in 2010. Source: Getty / Getty Images/Getty Images
The country currently faces an accusation of genocide at the International Court of Justice, something Suu Kyi spoke out against during her personal defence of the army’s actions at the world’s highest court of international law.
Min Aung Hlaing faces his own accusations of crimes against humanity during the ongoing civil war.
He became president of the country in April, following a tightly controlled election which excluded Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy — which the military had dissolved.
He struggles to maintain normal relations with ASEAN bloc neighbours who continue to blacklist Myanmar following the coup and continuing “atrocities towards their own citizens,” as mentioned at last month’s summit.
Australia calls for ‘unconditional release’
During his first-ever trip to Australia, Aris met with members of the Burmese diaspora who, since the coup, have been staging rallies in protest of the military regime.
He has also met with politicians, including Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
In a statement to SBS, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Australia “continues to call for the unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi, and all those who remain unjustly detained in Myanmar”.
“We expect her to be permitted contact with her family, access to her lawyers and appropriate medical care,” it continued.
Aung San Suu Kyi met with then foreign minister Kevin Rudd when he visited Myanmar in July 2011. Source: AP / Khin Maung Win
Aris told SBS that he still sends care packages and letters to his mother via the British Foreign Office despite never hearing anything back.
He said he hopes his journey will put what he thinks of as a forgotten conflict back in the global spotlight.
“It’s been very encouraging, and I hope that my being here will give them strength to keep going.”
The Pasadena Police Department in California has unveiled startling video footage from an incident on September 7, 2025, where one officer seemingly shot another by accident. This unexpected event has drawn significant attention due to the bizarre circumstances surrounding it.
Chief Gene Harris addressed the gravity of the situation, labeling it a “suspected accidental officer-involved shooting.” He elaborated that the incident stemmed from officers indulging in reckless behavior, specifically engaging in horseplay with loaded firearms, which was against department policies. Fortunately, the officer who sustained injuries has since made a full recovery.
The released footage captures a tense sequence of events. Initially, an officer is seen drawing his weapon and aiming it at a vehicle that is approaching him. He then returns the gun to his holster. However, the scene takes a dramatic turn as a puff of smoke suddenly appears, a bullet shatters the windshield of the vehicle, and the officer who had just holstered his weapon reacts as if he has been shot.
This incident has raised concerns about the adherence to safety protocols within the department and has prompted a thorough review of training and conduct standards to prevent future occurrences.
In the video footage, an officer draws his weapon, points it toward a vehicle that approached him, then places the gun back in his holster. But then suddenly on the footage there’s a puff of smoke, a hole gets blown in the vehicle’s windshield, and the officer who had just re-holstered his gun can be seen reacting after apparently being shot.
“As seen in the video, one officer drove toward the other officers who were standing next to another police vehicle. One of the standing officers, inappropriately, and in a quick draw fashion, drew his firearm from his holster and pointed it at the officer seated in the approaching unit. After a few seconds, he re-holstered the gun,” the chief explained.
Screenshot of Pasadena Police Department Chief Gene Harris from video issued by the Pasadena Police Department regarding a shooting incident.(Screenshot from Pasadena Police Department video)
The officer in the vehicle then drew his gun in the driver’s seat and pointed it at the fellow officer, the chief stated.
“During this interaction, the driving officer’s firearm discharged striking the front windshield of his police vehicle and subsequently the left shoulder of the officer that was standing outside,” Harris noted.
“As additional evidence is collected and reviewed, our understanding of the incident may evolve,” he said. “While the criminal investigation and force review are pending, the administrative investigation has been completed and disciplinary measures taken.”
An officer was shot moments after pointing his weapon at another officer who approached in a vehicle(Screenshot from video issued by Pasadena Police Department)
“This regretful conduct is not consistent with the expectations and service commitments of this department. And appropriate actions will be taken to ensure our culture reflects appropriate conduct, values, and service to this community,” he noted.
Adam Montgomery, the father of the late Harmony Montgomery, recently saw his murder conviction overturned, despite previously receiving a life sentence for the tragic death of his five-year-old daughter.
In a surprising turn of events, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled on Thursday morning to overturn the conviction. The decision was based on the court’s finding that Adam was subjected to an improper trial due to being charged with multiple offenses simultaneously, as reported by WMUR.
Adam, aged 36, was initially found guilty in 2024 for the murder of Harmony, who vanished in December 2019. Harmony was a vulnerable child, notably blind in one eye, making her disappearance all the more heartbreaking.
While this ruling alters his conviction status, it does not imply that Adam will be released from prison.
Details from the time of Harmony’s disappearance revealed that Adam had violently attacked her, repeatedly striking her in the face following a bathroom accident while she slept in a car.
He and his wife, Kayla, Harmony’s stepmother, then took opioids and ate fast food as Harmony died of her injuries in the backseat. Her body has never been found.
Adam was convicted of second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, witness tampering, and falsifying physical evidence.
But in October 2025, Adam’s lawyer argued that his client should have been tried separately on the assault and murder charges.
Adam Montgomery was granted the shocking second chance on Thursday morning after the New Hampshire Supreme Court determined that he was tried for too many convictions at the same time
Adam, 36, was found guilty of murdering Harmony in 2024 after the little girl disappeared in December 2019
The state argued that the joinder, or combining multiple criminal charges, was ‘harmless,’ but supreme court justices disagreed.
‘We conclude that the misjoinder of offenses was not harmless as to the homicide charge. Accordingly, we reverse the defendant’s conviction of second-degree murder,’ justices determined.
Adam’s lawyer also argued that the court should not have allowed Kayla’s testimony, and that police bodycam footage should not have been shown at the trial, according to the outlet.
Kayla was released on parole after serving 18 months as part of a 2022 plea deal.
She pleaded guilty to lying to a grand jury about not knowing what happened to her stepdaughter, and agreed to testify against Adam at his murder trial.
Kayla confessed to being in the car when her estranged boyfriend beat Harmony to death, and that she helped him hide her body for months.
During the trial prosecutors described how the child-killer moved Harmony’s body into different containers and places as her body decayed.
The locations included the trunk of a friend’s car, a cooler in the hallway of his mother-in-law’s apartment building, the ceiling vent of a homeless shelter and an apartment freezer.
Kayla, Harmony’s stepmother, was released on parole after serving 18 months as part of a 2022 plea deal
At one point, Kayla said that Harmony’s body was kept in a tote bag from a hospital maternity ward.
Kayla said she placed the tote bag in between her own young children in a stroller and brought it to her husband’s workplace.
Investigators described how Montgomery finally disposed of the body in early March 2020 with a rented moving truck.
Harmony’s mother, Crystal Sorey, who did not have custody of her daughter, called Montgomery a ‘coward’ following his verdict.
‘He’s a coward. He’s a coward, he’s always been a coward’ she told reporters outside court.
‘That’s why he did what he did. He took her away from the people that loved her because he couldn’t hack that he didn’t have control. That’s all he cared about, control, everything in his life. She wasn’t anything to him’ she explained.
A Canadian police officer lost his life in a gunfight on Thursday while probing a shooting incident at the US Consulate in Toronto that occurred earlier this year. The suspect, described as “armed and dangerous,” remains at large.
Constable Marc Pinizzotto, aged 43, was fatally shot during an encounter with 19-year-old Zara Jabbi, who has been linked to several shooting incidents across Toronto, including one at the US Consulate back in March, as reported by the Toronto Star.
Additionally, a 19-year-old individual was hospitalized with injuries, according to an emergency dispatch recording published by the Toronto Star.
Despite the intense confrontation, Jabbi eluded capture and continues to be a fugitive, with authorities warning that he is “armed and dangerous.”
This tragic event unfolds as Toronto gears up to host its inaugural FIFA World Cup match on Friday.
In the investigation into the March consulate shooting, police described seeing two male suspects exiting and firing at the building with what appeared to be a handgun before getting back in the vehicle and driving off.
No one inside the “highly fortified” building was harmed, police said at the time.
Toronto’s Police Chief gave a tearful tribute to his fallen officer, as he urged the suspect to surrender.
“There’s a very heavy sorrow in our community right now,” said Chief Myron Demkiw, through tears, as reported by CBC.
“I urge you to turn yourself in,” he said.
Pinizzotto was conducting a search warrant at a property in the northwest of the city at around 5:42 a.m. local time when he was shot.
It was among a batch of search warrants being executed across the city in relation to “a number of shootings, including at the United States Consulate,” Demkiw said.
US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra acknowledged that Thursday’s fatal officer shooting was related to a national security probe into March’s incident at the consulate.
“Our thoughts, our prayers are with the family of the police person who was killed,” he told reporters while speaking at a conference on US-Canada trade.
However, he added that it was too soon to confirm the link between March’s shooting and Thursday’s incident.
“That’s the responsibility of the Toronto police, the mayor,” Hoekstra said.
It comes after US authorities in May arrested Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al Saadi in connection with six terrorist related offences, including masterminding the consulate shooting.
Toronto’s Mayor Olivia Chow also paid tribute to Pinizzotto and his family, calling the death “heartbreaking news” for the city.
Thursday’s shooting comes just a day before Toronto is set to host its first game in the FIFA World Cup, when one of three host nations, Canada, is set to take on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
