5 dead and suspect killed in Toronto area condo shooting : NPR
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TORONTO (AP) — Five people were shot dead in a Toronto suburban apartment and the gunman was killed by police, authorities said late Sunday.
York Area Police Chief James MacSween said one of his officers shot and killed the suspect at an apartment in Vaughan, Ontario.
“Horrible sight,” MacSween said. “Six people died. One of them was the subject. The other five were the victims,”
He said the seventh person shot by the suspect is in hospital and is expected to survive. MacSheen said he did not have details on whether the shooter was a resident of the building.
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, which participates in a police-related death or serious injury, is investigating.
Police have not identified the suspect or the name of the deceased.
Police evacuated the building, but MacSween said there was no longer a threat to the community. He said they hope to have residents back in their apartments within hours.
Mass shootings are rare in Canada, and Toronto has long boasted one of the safest major cities in the world.
Canadians are worried about anything that could indicate they are getting closer to the US experience of gun violence.