Toronto Mayor John Torrey said a number of Sunday’s shooting incidents in which eight people received gunshot wounds within eight hours, including one confirmed homicide in the city, were “extremely worrying”.
“Any gun violence in our city is unacceptable, and the fact that there were several shootings in our city this weekend, including one in which two young boys were killed, is extremely worrying,” Tori said in a statement to CP24 early this morning. Monday.
“I have spoken to Chief Ramer and I know that the police are working to resolve each case and ensure that those involved in gun violence in our city are brought to justice.
The victims on Sunday included a group of people attending an unauthorized rally in a parking lot in Scarborough, people in a residential building, residents of a city complex and a man shot dead on a residential street.
Toronto police said Monday that a 20-year-old man found lifeless and later pronounced dead near Lawrence Avenue West and Caledonia Road was indeed the victim of a gun murder.
No suspects have been arrested so far, and officials have released a vague description of the suspect vehicle for only one of them.
“I will continue to support the police – including our weapons and gang working group – by doing everything possible to stop gun violence, along with further suppressing the flow of illegal weapons to Canada and endorsing arms reforms by the government. Canada, which are underway, “said Tori. “I will also continue to support the investments that our city has made and that all governments should make in children and families by providing programs that work to tackle the root of gun violence.”
He called on anyone who witnessed any of the incidents to contact the police or Crime Stoppers.
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