Canadian police link US consulate and synagogue shootings to ‘gun-for-hire networks’ (opens original article in a new tab)

Canadian police linked shootings at the US consulate and synagogues to gun-for-hire networks that recruit young adults through encrypted messages, with a police officer killed during related operations.

• Canadian police linked multiple shootings, including at the US consulate and synagogues, to gun-for-hire networks
• Networks recruited young adults via encrypted messages to carry out shootings and film them
• A police officer was killed during a raid related to the investigation and a suspect remains in hospital