Toronto police Const. Marc Pinizzotto killed in west end shooting

Const. Marc Pinizzotto, 43, of Toronto police’s Emergency Task Force (ETF), was shot in the city’s west end early Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire. This marks the second death of an Ontario police officer this week. “This tragedy comes just days after the loss of OPP Constable Tarun Bali and is a heartbreaking reminder of the risks our law enforcement officers face each and every day,” Ontario’s Solicitor General Michael Kerzner wrote in a post on X. Officers say they were executing a search warrant in the area of Tretheway Drive and Black Creek Drive shortly after 5:30 a.m. Investigators say there was an exchange of gunfire. Pinizzotto was hit and rushed to hospital where he later died. “He was with his team this morning conducting a high-risk takedown,” said the Toronto Police Association President Clayton Campbell.