Two dead between the port and 13 wounded in Toronto

Two deaths between the port and 13 wounded in Toronto

Canadian policeman at the scene of the shooting (Reuters)

Toronto: Middle East Online
[1969005] Toronto, Canada's economic capital, was the target of another shootout on Sunday night, killing two people and injuring 13, police said.
The shooting triggered panic in the usually overcrowded Greek neighborhood. Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders told a news conference that 14 people had been injured, including a young woman who died as a result of his injuries, adding that the girl was "in critical condition." "
To shoot with the police, explaining that it's too early to talk about the reasons.
John Toloch told The Globe and Mail: "There was heavy shooting, then it stopped and shot again, and then stopped.
Judy Stahauer told CBS News that she was in a nearby restaurant with her family when she heard between 10 and 15 shots, adding that she had been asked to put herself at the back of the restaurant.
Toronto Mayor John Toure denounced the "tragedy", calling on residents to calm down and avoid "drawing conclusions" on grounds for dismissal pending the results of the police investigation. "Adding that" they are readily available to many people. "
The details of the shootings are still vague,
Last week, Toronto police announced a plan to reduce gun violence by strengthening security forces with 200 additional police officers deployed between 7:00 pm and 3:00 am: In the city's sensitive neighborhoods
In April, a man struck a transit truck in Toronto, killing 10 people and injuring 15 others in one of the deadliest attacks in the city.
The rush hour of congestion is a "deliberate" attack, and the authorities were likely to be isolated actions not aimed at "national security" of the country, at the time of Excluding the premise of work Terrorist
Elec Minasian was formally charged with 10 counts of murder and 13 counts of attempted murder, depending on the number of wounded.
The attacker was even unknown of the police. According to Secretary of Public Safety Ralph Goodall, the exclusion of the terrorist action hypothesis was not even known to the intelligence services.
Toronto has witnessed a recent increase in gun violence, particularly because of gangs. In Toronto, 212 shootings killed 26 people, compared with 188 shootings and 17 firearm deaths in the same period last year.
Ontario's head of government, Doug Ford, denounced Twitter for what he called "A Gun in Toronto," a condolence to the victims and expressing his solidarity with their loved ones.

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