OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Toronto police officer was shot and killed Thursday by a suspect in the investigation into a shooting attack that damaged the facade of the U.S. Consulate in the Canadian city in March, police said.

Police officer Marc Pinizotto, who was 43 and had been on the force for 18 years, died of his wounds in a hospital, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw said at a news conference. He said one suspect was in custody at a hospital in critical condition.

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