Two people were critically injured in a shooting at Richmond Hill Cemetery, where they were attending a funeral Thursday for a man who was shot and killed in Toronto earlier this week.
Officers responded to a gun call at the Toronto Muslim Cemetery on Leslie Street just after 3:30 p.m.
“We received information that there was an active shooter and that we had a victim with a gunshot wound,” said Const. said Maniva Armstrong.
When police arrived, they found two male victims with multiple gunshot wounds, including one found in a car at the cemetery gate.
The two were rushed to hospital with life-threatening conditions.
Armstrong said the victims were approached by three to four male suspects who then opened fire on them.
The suspects then got into an older model SUV and were last seen heading north on Leslie Street. Police have not released descriptions of the suspects.
“This is an isolated, targeted incident,” Armstrong said, adding that there is no concern for public safety.
She called the shooting “alarming” and “shocking.”
“You never expect something like this to happen at any time, let alone during a funeral,” Armstrong said. “It will have an impact on all the people who were here today and also on our community.”
Cemetery manager Sabi Assan told CP24 that Thursday afternoon’s burial was for Gidid Mohammed.
Toronto police previously identified Muhammad as the 27-year-old man who was shot outside a social club in the area of Lawrence Avenue and Weston Road early Tuesday morning. Toronto police have not arrested anyone in connection with the shooting, which also sent a 37-year-old man to hospital with serious injuries.
Asan said Thursday’s shooting occurred as funeral guests were already leaving the cemetery. She noted that about 60 people attended.
– with files from Eden Debebe
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