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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) \u2014 A Toronto police officer was shot and killed Thursday by a suspect in the investigation into a shooting attack<\/a> that damaged the facade of the U.S. Consulate in the Canadian city in March, police said.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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