Toronto
\nA 29-year-old gunman opened fire on pedestrians in a bustling Toronto neighbourhood, killing two and wounding a dozen others, police in Canada\u2019s largest city said on Monday, adding the suspect was found dead in an alley after an exchange of gunfire with the police.<\/p>\n
A video clip posted by Canadian media appeared to show a dark-clad man walking on the sidewalk in Toronto\u2019s Greektown neighbourhood Sunday night and then turning to aim and fire a handgun.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt approximately 10 pm, a man walking along Danforth Avenue fired shots at groups of people several times. Several people were struck. Two civilians were fatally injured,\u201d the Ontario Special Investigations Unit said.<\/p>\n
The unit, which investigates police-involved shootings, said officers located the man on a cross street \u201cand an exchange of gunfire took place.\u201d \u201cThe man fled the area and was located dead on Danforth Avenue,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
Toronto police chief Mark Saunders had said earlier that one of the victims was a young woman, and that a young girl was in critical condition. It put the number of wounded at 13.<\/p>\n
The gunman, who police said was 29, was not identified by name and a motive for the shooting in a district of cafes and restaurants was not immediately known.<\/p>\n
Witnesses reported hearing about 20 shots. \u201cThere was a lot of shots. It would shoot, there\u2019d be a pause, we heard more shooting, and then a pause and then more shooting,\u201d The Globe and Mail quoted John Tulloch, who was out for a walk at the time, as saying. \u201cThere must\u2019ve been 20, 30 shots, altogether. It was a lot. We just ran.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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