In Canada, two dead and thirteen wounded in Toronto shootings



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The author of the shots is dead. These motivations are at this stage unknown. The tragedy took place at about 10 pm in the Greektown neighborhood.

 On the scene of the shooting in Toronto, July 22.

The shooting occurred Sunday, July 22 evening in the neighborhood of Greektown in Toronto, the economic metropolis of Canada, has killed two people and wounded thirteen, according to the latest police report.

A little earlier, the police reported on Twitter of "nine victims reached by shooting " including a nine-year-old girl, stating that the gravity of their wounds was " unknown at the moment ".

" The shooter is dead " added police , without commenting on the motives of the latter. According to the chain Global he lost his life after firing at the police, which was not confirmed yet.

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The shooting erupted around 22 pm local time. Witnesses said they heard between fifteen and twenty shots, and saw several wounded lying on the ground in a restaurant, according to a story by Toronto Star .

The Premier of the Province of Ontario Ontario, Doug Ford, denounced on the social network a "horrific act of gun violence in Toronto" addressing his thoughts to the victims and their loved ones. Toronto has recently been the scene of an increase in gun violence, mainly by gangs.

Since the beginning of the year, Toronto has seen 212 shootings, which killed 26 people , compared with 188 gunfire and 17 firearm deaths during the same period last year.

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