Lo riportano media locali, morta una donna, grave bimba di 9 anni
Un uomo armato ha aperto il fuoco nel centro di Toronto domenica notte, ferendo quattordici persone tra cui una ragazzina prima di essere ucciso.
Lo riferisce il portavoce della polizia di Toronto. Che ha dichiarato di aver risposto a una chiamata verso le 22:00 (le due di notte di lunedì in Italia) nel distretto di Greektown. «Le condizioni dei feriti non sono ancora note.
C’è una ragazzina ferita», ha scritto su Twitter il dipartimento di polizia. Si tratterebbe in realtà di una bambina di nove anni, in condizioni critiche.
Una donna invece sarebbe stata dichiarata morta già nel luogo della sparatoria.
Global News ha citato una fonte della polizia di Toronto dicendo che si ipotizza che il sospetto abbia aperto il fuoco contro la polizia prima di uccidersi.
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Toronto Danforth Logan Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 13 Injured
Andree Lau
HuffPost CanadaJuly 23, 2018
Two people have died, including the shooter, after gunfire shattered a summer night on one of Toronto's busiest streets. Thirteen others are in hospital, including a nine-year-old girl who is in critical condition, said police.
The shooting unfolded just after 10 p.m. ET in the bustling area of Danforth and Logan avenues, which includes bars, businesses and homes.
In the violence, a young woman was killed, and now a girl is fighting for her life, said Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders in a midnight news conference.
The gunman died from gunshot wounds.
"I can tell you there was an exchange of gunfire," Saunders told reporters. "I'm glad my officers are safe. I'm glad that it's resolved. I'm not happy that there are quite a few people that have been victims of gunplay."
Police work at the scene of a mass casualty incident in Toronto on July 22, 2018.
John Tulloch said he and his brother had just gotten out of their car on Danforth when he heard about 20 to 30 gunshots.
"We just ran. We saw people starting to run so we just ran," he said.
A server at Caffe Demetre told CP24 she was serving a family near the front of the restaurant when the gunman shot through the patio doors.
The woman identified as Diane said she ran to the back and into the basement. When it was safe for her to return, she saw the girl from the family she was serving lying on the ground.
"Her mom was crying," Diane said.
Paramedics described Sunday's shooting as a "mass casualty incident."
An army of police, paramedics and other first responders descended on the scene, while a crowd of area residents, some in their pyjamas, emerged from their homes to see what was going on. The Danforth is also known as Greektown, because an influx of Greek immigrants settled in this area of the city's east after the First World War.
"It's the street where families come. They were all out tonight, walking, having their dinner," said Toronto Coun. Paula Fletcher, whose ward includes part of the Danforth, on CP24.
"I live seconds away from the where the shooting took place and that just goes to say that you're really never safe," Suzanne Kelso told HuffPost Canada in an email. "Neighbours are scared and terrified."
She said she was in the car when she heard a "pop sound" but it didn't register until she saw police arrive with large firearms.
We have a gun problem in that guns are too readily available to too many people. Toronto Mayor John Tory
A handgun was used in the shooting, which covered "a bit of distance," said the police chief, explaining that investigators were treating the crime scene "like a jigsaw puzzle."
It's the latest in a spike of gun violence in the city. Over the Canada Day weekend, aspiring rapper Jahvante Smart, a 21-year-old known as Smoke Dawg, and Ernest Modekwe, a 28-year-old producer known as Koba Prime, were killed in a shooting. A woman was also wounded in the incident, which took place in broad daylight in the busy entertainment district.
The next night, four people were injured after shots were fired in the nearby Kensington Market area. In June, two girls were hospitalized after they were hit by stray bullets at a Scarborough playground.
