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rfmcdonaldNews of this shooting in last night eastern Toronto is blanketing the media today. Rightly so, too; not only do the numbers involved--two dead, 21 injured, at a neighbourhood party hosting hundreds of people--make this a very significant gun crime by Canadian standards, but this follows a string of high-profile shootings e4nding in fatalities that include one last month in the food court of the Eaton Centre downtown and another on a Little Italy patio.
Cover in The Globe and Mail suggest that the shooting may have had its origins in a dispute between two attendees and wasn't gang-related. Some radio reports have stated one person is already in custody.
The National Post's Matt Gurney argues that this latest crime should be seen as something readily dealt with, that concerted effort by any number of groups and individuals will be necessary to push the volume of gun crime down. I agree with this.
Toronto police are engaged in a “relentless” pursuit for the people responsible for a shooting in the city’s east end that left two people dead and 21 others with gunshot injuries, Chief Bill Blair told reporters this morning.
During a Tuesday morning news conference at police headquarters, Blair said police would put as many resources on the street as necessary to apprehend those responsible for the gun violence that occurred on Danzig Street late Monday night.
"The crime that occurred in Scarborough yesterday was unprecedented for the City of Toronto," Blair said.
"It is a crime that is shocking to all of our citizens and it is a crime that demands the relentless pursuit of the individuals responsible for this violence."
He said their families had been notified of their deaths, but police were still waiting formal identification of the victims before releasing their names.
The surviving victims ranged in age from a 22-month-old infant, who received a “grazing injury,” to a 33-year-old man, Blair said.
While most of these victims are expected to recover, one man remains in critical condition in hospital as of Tuesday morning.
Blair said the homicide squad, the guns and gangs unit, the intelligence services urban gang unit and divisional policing are all involved in the investigation.
It is still not clear if gangs are involved in the Monday night shooting, but Blair said police are investigating that possibility.
Cover in The Globe and Mail suggest that the shooting may have had its origins in a dispute between two attendees and wasn't gang-related. Some radio reports have stated one person is already in custody.
The National Post's Matt Gurney argues that this latest crime should be seen as something readily dealt with, that concerted effort by any number of groups and individuals will be necessary to push the volume of gun crime down. I agree with this.
