Man pointed airsoft gun at guard outside Toronto's Chinese consulate: police
A Thornhill man is facing charges after a guard at China’s Toronto consulate reported a rifle was pointed at him earlier this week.
On Tuesday night at 7 p.m., Toronto police say they were called to the consulate of the People’s Republic of China, at St. George Street and Bernard Avenue, for a report of an armed man.
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A guard at the front gate of the compound told police a man pulled up in a car and parked across the street.
The consulate of the People's Republic of China is shown in a Google Streetview image.
He then allegedly pointed an assault-style rifle at the guard.
The next day, police searched a home in Thornhill and seized at least four airsoft guns – three pistols and a carbine – and “tactical body armour.”
A 27-year-old man police identified as Shuang Zhu was charged with pointing a firearm and weapons dangerous.
He appeared in court at College Park on Thursday morning.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-5300.
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