Toronto police announced on Tuesday that dozens of local shootings, including attacks on the U.S. Consulate and Jewish schools, are linked to organized gun-for-hire networks.
These networks use encrypted apps like Telegram to recruit teenagers and young adults, paying them to carry out and film violent attacks for profit. The investigation gained national attention last week after Constable Marc Pinizzotto was fatally shot during a raid on a home connected to the conspiracy. Authorities are investigating whether these "multilayered" groups have ties to foreign state actors or international organized crime syndicates seeking to destabilize local security.
A massive manhunt continues for additional suspects as police expand their probe into the origins of the funding for these attacks.
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