Police officer in Toronto killed in shooting linked to investigation of a US consulate attack

A fatal ambush on a Toronto police officer executing a raid on Thursday morning has been directly tied to a national security investigation involving an Iranian-backed terrorist network operating on Canadian soil, Global News reported.

He was later pronounced dead in hospital.

Toronto Police are searching for a man tied to a shooting three months earlier and have pleaded with the public not to approach him, while another has been charged with killing a police officer.

Marc Pinizotto, 43, was shot by a suspect and died of his wounds in hospital