Family of real estate CEO wounded in Toronto home invasion, officials say
A search is underway for three armed men who broke into a mansion in Toronto, Canada, belonging to a real estate CEO in the early morning hours Thursday and attacked and injured the family inside, authorities said.
Key points
- Three masked men broke into a Toronto mansion at 3:40 a.m. Thursday and attacked the family inside.
- David Morton, 75, and his two daughters were shot and remain hospitalized; all four were also attacked with a hammer.
- Toronto police report 119 home invasions in 2026 so far, up 32.2% from the same period last year.
Toronto police are searching for three armed men who forced their way into a mansion in the Bridle Path neighborhood at about 3:40 a.m. local time Thursday and attacked the family inside, authorities said. The masked suspects entered through a back entrance of the five-bedroom home carrying guns and a hammer, then confronted the residents on the second floor.
The home belongs to David Morton, 75, CEO of the MAC Group, who was there with his wife, Doriana Morton, 64, and their two adult daughters, Maggie and Cristina. Police said David Morton and his daughters, ages 28 and 26, tried to fight off the intruders when shots were fired, and all three were wounded.
What police and family said
Toronto Police Service Inspector Kristy Smith told reporters that the intruders demanded valuables from the home, adding that it is uncertain whether they took anything. In a statement Friday, David Morton said all four family members were also attacked with the hammer, and that he and his two daughters were still hospitalized with gunshot wounds. He did not give details on their conditions.
The three suspects, believed to be in their 20s and wearing dark clothing, fled in an SUV, police said.
What should have been the safety and security of our own home became a terrifying and life-threatening experience
— David Morton
Rising home invasions
According to Toronto police, there have been 119 home invasions so far in 2026, up 32.2% over the same time last year. The break-in occurred in the same neighborhood where a mansion belonging to rapper Drake was targeted in multiple break-in attempts in May 2024, when a security guard for Drake was also wounded in a shooting outside the home.
