Toronto police link shootings to gun-for-hire network
By The BriefBrief
Toronto police chief says dozens of shootings are linked to a gun-for-hire network recruiting teens via encrypted apps.
WHO:Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw
WHAT:Said dozens of shootings are linked to a multilayered gun-for-hire network recruiting young adults and teens via encrypted messaging apps and paying shooters to film attacks
WHEN:Jun 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM ET
WHERE:Toronto, Canada
WHY:Young adults and teenagers are being recruited through encrypted messaging apps and paid to carry out attacks, with shooters required to film them
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