A Toronto nightclub’s liquor license has been suspended following a fatal shooting earlier this month.
The shooting happened at the EFS Social Club on King Street near Bathurst Street just after 3.30am on July 17.
As a result, two people received gunshot wounds.
A 26-year-old man, identified as Pardeep Brar of Brampton, was rushed to hospital in critical condition but later died from his injuries. The other victim, a 24-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital in serious condition and was later treated and released.
In a news release issued Friday, the Liquor and Gaming Commission of Ontario confirmed that it has issued an order to immediately suspend the club’s liquor license and will begin proceedings to revoke the license.
The regulator alleged the club had breached a condition of its licence, which required “each entrance to the premises during business hours to be manned by at least one security guard equipped with a metal detector and the device to be used on any person entering a facility, without exception.’
“Those who hold liquor licenses in Ontario have a duty to operate with honesty and integrity. In the public interest, they must also comply with the obligations under the LLCA and the conditions of their licence. AGCO takes a compliance-focused approach to regulation and our aim is to work proactively with licensees to meet their regulatory obligations. But in cases that involve a significant breach affecting the public interest, AGCO will take strong regulatory action to protect the public,” the AGCO secretary and chief executive said in the release.
AGCO said in the release that it reviewed surveillance footage from the night of the shooting, which led it to believe “a metal detector was not used on every person entering the facility.”
So far, no arrests have been made in connection with the murder.
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