Targeted Bakery Drive-By Attacks: Gun & Gang Task Force and Hate Crime Unit Launch Manhunt for SUV in Coordinated Strikes

TORONTO — Specialized anti-gang operators and counter-hate crime detectives have unsealed a coordinated investigation into a series of overnight drive-by shootings targeting commercial locations of a prominent Jewish-owned bakery chain across the GTA.

The shootings, unsealed on July 27, 2026, by the Toronto Police Service (TPS) Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force alongside the Hate Crime Unit, feature a single dark-colored SUV opening fire on business storefronts in midtown and North York. Investigators suspect a mobile hit crew executing an extortion campaign or targeted intimidation.

Drive-By Strikes Shatter Midtown & North York Storefronts

The first attack unfolded shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 26, 2026, when a dark SUV pulled in front of a bakery branch near Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue West. Multiple rounds were discharged from the passenger side, shattering front windows and striking internal fixtures before the vehicle sped away.

Hours later, a second shooting hit a separate branch belonging to the same commercial chain near Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue West. Ballistics analysis confirmed matching projectile evidence extracted from both crime scenes, proving a single getaway vehicle carried out both strikes.

Joint Operations Target Extortion & Intimidation Cells

Because the businesses were closed during both attacks, no physical injuries were recorded. Detectives from 13 Division, 32 Division, and the Gun & Gang Task Force are reviewing commercial security video along both corridors to map the escape vectors.