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Nine people shot in Toronto, gunman dead | |
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Nine people have been shot in Toronto, Canadian police say, adding that the shooter is dead. | |
The shooting happened in the Danforth and Logan avenues area on Sunday night. | |
A young girl was among those shot. The victims' condition was not immediately known. The police provided no further details. | |
Some of the victims are being treated at the scene, while others have been taken to local hospitals. The motive for the shooting is not clear. | |
Jeremy Cohn, a journalist with @globalnewsto, posted footage from the scene, saying that "victims are spread across many blocks". | Jeremy Cohn, a journalist with @globalnewsto, posted footage from the scene, saying that "victims are spread across many blocks". |
Jody Steinhauer told CBC News she was with her family in a restaurant in the area when she heard what sounded like 10 to 15 blasts of firecrackers. | Jody Steinhauer told CBC News she was with her family in a restaurant in the area when she heard what sounded like 10 to 15 blasts of firecrackers. |
"We started to hear people scream out front," she said. | "We started to hear people scream out front," she said. |
Details of the incident are still sketchy. |