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The armed man who brutally removed pedestrians during a deadly rampage along a busy Toronto street was identified as 29-year-old Faisal Hussain.
His family said he was struggling with psychosis and depression. They issued a statement expressing their condolences to the families of the victims and the horror they felt after hearing about what he had done.
"Our son had severe mental health problems, psychosis and depression all his life"
"Drugs and therapy were unable to cure him, while we were doing our best to ask him to Throughout his life of struggle and suffering, we could never imagine that it would be his devastating and destructive end.
"Our hearts are in pieces for the victims and for our city. We will mourn those who have been lost for the rest of our lives. "
Hussain's neighbors told the local media that they were" shocked "by the rampage and described the young man of 29 years as "humble" and "calm". The UES issued a statement this morning saying that the killer's name had been leaked due to an exceptional public interest.
"Yesterday, the UES opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 29-year-old Toronto man," a spokesman for the body said this morning.
"A short time ago, after speaking with a member of the deceased's immediate family and a family representative, the UES was able to confirm his identity, because of the exceptional circumstances of this tragic incident. From the public's interest in knowing the identity of the human being, the UES identifies the man as being Faisal Hussain of Toronto.
"The UES continues to investigate this incident.An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow in Toronto. "
A ten-year-old girl and an eighteen-year-old woman were confirmed dead and thirteen others are injured after the Killed with a Canadian handgun The victim is 18 years old and was locally named Reese Fallon, a high school graduate who volunteered for the Liberal Party of Canada and was scheduled to attend the University. McMaster in the coming months. [19659003] His family said in a statement that they were devastated.
A woman, who identified herself as Reese's cousin, said that she had "broken heart".
"My handsome cousin, I have a hard time seeing it everywhere," she writes in a tribute
"See my friends branding themselves as safe on Facebook, but Reese can not stand out. I'm so devastated for her and her family, I'm in shock. "
" She was … smart, pbadionate, and full of energy – it's a huge loss, " said Canadian MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who knew Mrs. Fallon
The Toronto District School Board issued a statement stating that the teenager was "highly respected" by all she knew
"We are heartbroken to learn that a recent TDSB graduate was among those who tragically died as a result of last night's violence on Danforth," he added. "An engaging student, Reese Fallon graduated from Malvern CI last month and was much appreciated by the staff and loved by his friends."
Hussain died after an exchange of fire with the police.
Police Chief Mark Saunders said He would not speculate on a motive but did not exclude terrorism.
"It is almost inconceivable that these things can happen," said Mayor John Tory. "We were so used to living in a city where these things did not happen and as we saw them unfold in the world around us (we) thought they could not get here." "This is an attack on innocent families and
The shooting in the Greektown neighborhood of Toronto on Sunday night took place three months after a van hit and killed 10 people in an apparent crash. attack directed against women
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