Toronto shoots one dead and 13 injured, police say

A woman was killed and 13 others were injured after a man with a handgun opened fire on a busy Toronto street Sunday night, police said.

The gunman, who has not been identified, apparently died from injuries, Chief Mark Saunders of the Toronto Police Service said Monday morning. He said that after the arrival of his officers, there was an exchange of gunfire.

Chief Saunders said that a girl, aged about 8, was in critical condition. He did not detail the severity of the other injuries.

The authorities stated that they had not identified a motive and the chief stated that he did not exclude terrorism. Police sought information from witnesses and the public.

"When so many people are hit by gunfire, it's a serious concern," he said. "I do not close any door."

John Tory, the mayor of Toronto, issued a statement on Twitter condemning the shootings as "despicable."

"While our city will still be resilient in the face of such a thing It's not because an attack on our residents is less painful – it's an attack against innocent families and our entire city. "

Toronto police were called at the corner of Danforth and Logan Avenues, in the Greektown neighborhood, around 10 pm Sunday, Mark Pugash, a police spokesman, Declared:

Andreas Papadopoulos, a bartender from the Greek restaurant Mezes, said the staff initially thought there were fireworks, but a colleague who went to the outside for Another colleague who took the person inside, said Papadopoulos, was shot in the hand and was taken to the hospital.

"There was a lot of agitation," he said. "There is a lot of blood here."

The res taurants along Danforth Avenue were closed after the mass firing.

"The world is definitely on the move, and I do not care where you live, you are not safe," said John Klianis, who worked at Pappas Grill when he was at work.

According to media reports, approximately 20 shots were fired in the area.