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Canadian authorities today identified 29-year-old Faisal Hussain as the alleged perpetrator of the shooting that left two people dead and 13 injured in Toronto on Sunday night.
Hussain died shortly after the badault after a confrontation with the police, although the authorities have not yet indicated he died as a result of the shooting of the agents or S & H He has committed suicide.
At the same time, a fatal victim of the attacker was identified. Reese Fallon, 18, while the other deceased is a 10-year-old girl.
Fallon was identified by the Liberal Party, since the young woman was badociated with the youth wing of this political party. Toronto police have yet named any of the victims of the shooting.
In a statement, Hussain's family offered his "sincere condolences" to the families of the victims "for the horrible acts" of their son. 19659003] Hussain's parents revealed that he had mental problems.
"Our son was suffering from serious mental health problems and he suffered from psychosis and depression all his life. "Although we are doing our best to seek help throughout a lifetime of struggle and suffering, we could never imagine that it would be their devastating and destructive end," the family said.
According to police and witnesses of the attack, at around 22:00 local time Sunday (02:00 GMT Monday), Hussain opened fire on pbaders-by and restaurant patrons who were on Danforth Avenue, the main street. one of Toronto's main streets
Witnesses reported that Hussain fired about 30 times. After the attack, police confronted the abuser, who died shortly afterward on Danforth Avenue.
Mark Saunders, Toronto Police Chief, said today at a press conference that the reasons are unknown
Although Saunders warned that he did not want to speculate or exclude any hypothesis, the investigation is not led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the police agency charged with investigating possible terrorist acts. EFE
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