TORONTO SHOOTING LEAVES 2 DEAD, 13 HURT
TORONTO, Canada: Two people including the gunman are dead and 13 wounded in Toronto after a shooting Sunday in the busy Greektown neighborhood, adding to concern about gun violence in Canada’s largest city.
“One female adult has died. One young girl in critical condition,” Toronto police said on Twitter, adding that all 14 victims were shot with a handgun. Police said the suspect was also dead, and The Toronto Star quoted Police Chief Mark Saunders as saying there had been “an exchange of gunfire.” The suspect is believed to have opened fire at police before killing himself, Global News quoted a Toronto police source as saying. Officers, some armed with rifles, sealed off Greektown’s main street, known as the Danforth, after getting the call around 10 p. m. ( 0200 GMT Monday). Witnesses described to local media hearing about 20 shots and the sound of a weapon being reloaded several times. after he was caught on video assaulting May Day protesters. An employee of the ruling party, Vincent Crase, was also charged over the incident, with the footage going viral on social media. The president has yet to comment publicly on the scandal. But after a meeting of top government ministers at the Elysee late Sunday, a close aide said Macron considers the facts in Benalla’s case as “unacceptable.” The source added that Macron will speak out about the matter “when he thinks it necessary” and that he promised it “had not been and will not be treated with impunity.”