Random Shooting on the Danforth

[Madman]

Very very sad news and in our backyards. A lone gunman opens fire at random folks.

https://www.cp24.com/news/multiple-p...ting-1.4023588

https://www.680news.com/2018/07/22/l...ng-paramedics/

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/live...post1134918100

 

[Warden]

Three people were killed and at least 12 others were injured following a mass Sunday night in Toronto’s neighbourhood, which also left a 29-year-old male suspect dead.
The shooting happened near and Logan Ave. just after 10 p.m.
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said early Monday that police arrived at the scene and quickly identified the suspect, who was armed with a handgun. An exchange of gunfire ensued, and Saunders said the shooter likely died of gunshot wounds.
A statement by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), an independent agency that investigates police-involved incidents resulting in death and serious injury, said a 29-year-old man has been identified as the shooter. The suspect’s name has not been released.
The SIU said a man was walking along Danforth when he fired shots at groups of people several times. He was on Bowden Street and an exchange of gunfire took place.
The man then fled the area and was found dead on the Danforth, the SIU said.


A young woman was killed in the shooting, Saunders said, and 12 wounded persons were taken to multiple Toronto hospitals by paramedics, including a nine-year-old girl with critical injuries.
A video of the incident posted to social media shows the alleged gunman walking up a sidewalk, before turning and firing his weapon. The video is expected to be a key component in the police investigation.
WATCH: Video shows alleged gunman in Toronto’s Greektown shooting (WARNING: Disturbing content)

 

[Warden]

 

[Anonymous69]

Its a good thing Canada has strict gun laws to prevent these kinds of incidents.

 

[ROBERTSON]

Its a good thing Canada has strict gun laws to prevent these kinds of incidents.

Would help if Canada's neighbouring countries did have though.

Like trying to stop a virus from coming across a border, isn't it.

 

[Canada-Man]

Its a good thing Canada has strict gun laws to prevent these kinds of incidents.

 

[RED]

The SIU is identifying the man as Faisal Hussain of Toronto

Toronto Danforth mass shooter identified as Faisal Hussain | Globalnews.ca

 

[ROBERTSON]

The SIU is identifying the man as Faisal Hussain of Toronto

Toronto Danforth mass shooter identified as Faisal Hussain | Globalnews.ca

Would explain why he seemed to be targeting females, regardless of age.

 

[Nash]

RIP young girl.

 

[Nash]

They are all feasting in Canada now.

Ottawa: man armed with knife arrested during military ceremony | World news | The Guardian

 

[Nash]

Word is he is a retard but how did he get the gun?.

 

[Loophole]

This should worry you.

 

[Dan]

Would explain why he seemed to be targeting females, regardless of age.

The injured are a 50/50 split of men and women. Also by the looks of it his intent was to kill all of the victims.

The Dad of the poor 10 year old was also shot.

 

[ROBERTSON]

The injured are a 50/50 split of men and women. Also by the looks of it his intent was to kill all of the victims.

The Dad of the poor 10 year old was also shot.

I don't have access to the count, but witnesses told police that he was "targeting" women.

 

[TOcrew]

They saying he traveled to Pakistan and Afga.

Sounds like we may have a terrorist in our hands.

 

[Anonymous69]

 

[ROBERTSON]

^

Yep, and, "always a good boy", "never got into trouble", "loved Canada and Canadian women".

Heard it all before, and soon from Mr. Dress Up,... "but he was just a child, I'm giving $10 million to his mother, to show the world we love all terrorists", "a Canadian terrorist is a Canadian terrorist is a Canadian terrorist".

And, Mr. Dress Up's excuse for giving $10 million to Canada's terrorist family, was because he was concerned that if the "family" sued, they would have cost Canada a lot more.

So if the government can be sued, why not have the families of those who lost members on the Danforth, sue the Federal government for damages ?

 

[Canada-Man]

 

[DILLIGAF]

Does anyone remember the news reports as this horrific act played out.
The gunman was known to police.
They knew that he hung around with a group of guys outside his apartment building.
They knew he had a gun but could not find it when they searched for it.
They knew he had expressed verbally about an ISSIS web site.
Now all of a sudden he has mental issues and NO ties to ISSIS.
How long is the press and the government going to keep spoon feeding the public this crap??
This is nothing more than a political attempt at side stepping a terrorist attack.
Call it what it is.

DILLGAF

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Older brother of Toronto mass shooter was facing drug and weapons charges: court docs | Globalnews.ca[h=1]Older brother of Toronto mass shooter was facing drug and weapons charges: court docs[/h]





The older brother of the gunman responsible for one of Toronto’s worst mass shootings was facing drug and weapons charges when he went into a coma last year, court records show.
After Faisal Hussain was identified as having carried out Sunday’s attack that killed two and wounded 13, it emerged that his brother had been unconscious in hospital for months.
Fahad Hussain, 31, was arrested in Saskatoon on July 25, 2015 and was charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking, according to Saskatchewan courts. On Feb 21, 2017, the case was forwarded to federal prosecutors to be sent to Ontario.
Fahad was residing at a Thorncliffe Park address with his parents Faroq and Sutana Hussain as part of his release when he was arrested once again in February 2017 and charged with breaching his bail conditions after he was allegedly found to be in possession of a shotgun shell. He was also charged with violating his curfew.




Faisal Hussain is seen in a 2008-2009 Victoria Park Collegiate Institute yearbook photo.
Handout

Released on Feb. 21 of that year on $10,000 bail, he was ordered to live in Pickering with his surety, a 33-year-old named Maisum Ansari.
At some point between February 2017 and September 2017, Fahad suffered a medical incident and was sent to hospital, where he is now in a coma. On Sept. 20, 2017, Durham Regional Police executed a search warrant at Ansari’s address after firefighters noticed a suspicious substance in the basement and alerted police.
Police say they discovered 33 guns and seized 42 kilograms of what was later identified as the deadly street drug carfentanil, believed to be 100 times more potent than fentanyl.


A man was charged with over 330 charges in September after Durham police seized 33 guns and other prohibited devices from a Pickering home.
Handout / Durham Regional Police Service


Investigators have not said how Hussain obtained the handgun, but media reports suggested it was obtained illegally and was originally from the United States. A spokesperson for the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms had “no information” about the weapon or investigation.
Ansari was charged with 337 firearm-related offences and is currently out on bail. Global News reached out to his lawyer Leora Shemesh for comment but has not received a response.

All charges against Fahad were either stayed or withdrawn and he was never convicted of a crime.



Investigators are still hunting for a motive for why the 29-year-old opened fire with a handgun on the Danforth, killing 18-year-old Reese Fallon and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis, and wounding another 13 people. His family has said in a statement that he had “severe mental-health challenges,” including a lifelong struggle with depression and psychosis.
On Wednesday, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Toronto mass shooting, although provided no evidence linking the terrorist group to Sunday’s shooting.
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said there is no evidence support these claims and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said on Tuesday that currently there is no known “nexus” between Mr. Hussain and national security.

“There is no national-security connection between this individual and any other national-security issue,” Goodale said.
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WATCH: Julianna Kozis, 10, identified as second victim killed in Danforth shooting
Police have not said how Hussain obtained the handgun but media reports suggested it was obtained illegally and was originally from the United States. A spokesperson for the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms had “no information” about the weapon or investigation.
What is known about suspected gunman is that he had a history of mental health concerns dating back to 2010 and was apprehended twice under the mental health act, according to a police source.
Global News learned that Hussain attended high school at Marc Garneau Collegiate but transferred to nearby Victoria Park Collegiate Institute. Police were contacted by administrators at Victoria Park Collegiate in 2010 over comments he made about being the Joker from the Batman movie, and about liking death.
“He was fascinated with death and explosions. He also liked replica handguns,” the police source said.


A family spokesperson disputed the claim but confirmed to Global News that Hussain did once own a BB gun and loved Batman movies but no more than anyone else.
A TDSB teacher who taught Faisal Hussain almost a decade ago says he previously boasted about wanting to kill someone.
“Ten years ago when he was in my class and I asked him what does he want to do. He said, ‘Oh, I want to kill someone,’” the teacher, who Global News agreed to protect the identity of, told Global in a voicemail.



The reports are at odds with friends and family who described Hussain as quiet but content.
“He had a million-dollar smile. He was very upbeat and happy when I saw him,” said Aamir Sukhera, who was a close friend. “I couldn’t tell anything wrong with him,” Sukhera said. “I can’t say why he did it or not. I wish he had talked to me about something like this, but do people talk to someone before they do something like that? I don’t know.”
Hussain and two of his shooting victims, Reese Fallon, who was killed, and Samantha Price — who was injured — all happened to be employees of Loblaws. The grocery store chain confirmed that Fallon and Price were colleagues at the Victoria Park Loblaws while Hussain worked at another location. Hussain also held another part-time job at a Shoppers Drug Mart.
The 29-year-old was killed after trading bullets with Toronto police officers just south of Danforth Ave. He fled and was found dead of a gunshot wound soon after. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which is investigating, has not confirmed whether Hussain died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound or from police gunfir

How the f@ck can someone be charged with 337 firearm-related offences and be out on bail?