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| Toronto shooting: Deadly attack in Greektown district | Toronto shooting: Deadly attack in Greektown district |
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| A gunman has opened fire on a busy avenue in Toronto, killing a young woman and injuring 13 other people, one of them critically, police say. | A gunman has opened fire on a busy avenue in Toronto, killing a young woman and injuring 13 other people, one of them critically, police say. |
| The victim critically injured in the Canadian city's Greektown district is a girl of eight or nine, they add. | The victim critically injured in the Canadian city's Greektown district is a girl of eight or nine, they add. |
| The gunman is dead, reportedly killed in an exchange of shots. | The gunman is dead, reportedly killed in an exchange of shots. |
| The attack erupted on Danforth Avenue on Sunday evening, when the area was teeming with people, Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper reports. | The attack erupted on Danforth Avenue on Sunday evening, when the area was teeming with people, Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper reports. |
| The motive for the shooting, which reportedly targeted at least two cafes or restaurants, is still unclear. | The motive for the shooting, which reportedly targeted at least two cafes or restaurants, is still unclear. |
| In a video clip shared by Canadian media, a white man wearing a dark cap and dark clothing and carrying a shoulder bag can be seen stopping on a pavement and pulling out a handgun before firing shots. | In a video clip shared by Canadian media, a white man wearing a dark cap and dark clothing and carrying a shoulder bag can be seen stopping on a pavement and pulling out a handgun before firing shots. |
| Some of the victims were treated at the scene, while others were taken to local hospitals. | Some of the victims were treated at the scene, while others were taken to local hospitals. |
| Police are appealing for witnesses. | Police are appealing for witnesses. |
| Toronto Mayor John Tory condemned the "despicable" attack on "people innocently enjoying a Sunday evening". | Toronto Mayor John Tory condemned the "despicable" attack on "people innocently enjoying a Sunday evening". |
| The premier of the province of Ontario, Doug Ford, tweeted a message of support to the victims of the attack. | The premier of the province of Ontario, Doug Ford, tweeted a message of support to the victims of the attack. |
| Gun violence is much rarer in Canada than over the border in the US, but Toronto has seen attacks increase dramatically in recent years. | Gun violence is much rarer in Canada than over the border in the US, but Toronto has seen attacks increase dramatically in recent years. |
| Shootings in the city over a holiday weekend earlier this month led to Mayor Tory saying he was working to get more police patrolling the streets. | |
| What happened? | What happened? |
| Emergency services were called out just after 22:00 (02:00 GMT Monday) to the scene, a piazza with a fountain that is popular with local people and was busy at the time, the Globe and Mail writes. | Emergency services were called out just after 22:00 (02:00 GMT Monday) to the scene, a piazza with a fountain that is popular with local people and was busy at the time, the Globe and Mail writes. |
| A number of people were reportedly hurt in a cafe called the Demetres. | A number of people were reportedly hurt in a cafe called the Demetres. |
| Eyewitnesses say they heard volleys of shots, with pauses in between. | Eyewitnesses say they heard volleys of shots, with pauses in between. |
| "It would shoot, there'd be a pause, we heard more shooting, and then a pause and then more shooting," John Tulloch, who was walking on the avenue with his brother at the time, told the paper. | "It would shoot, there'd be a pause, we heard more shooting, and then a pause and then more shooting," John Tulloch, who was walking on the avenue with his brother at the time, told the paper. |
| "There must've been 20, 30 shots, altogether. It was a lot. We just ran. People weren't yelling but I think everyone was concerned," he added. | "There must've been 20, 30 shots, altogether. It was a lot. We just ran. People weren't yelling but I think everyone was concerned," he added. |
| "It just seemed very surreal, almost like it wasn't really happening. But everyone was sort of moving and going away. It was hard to believe it was real." | "It just seemed very surreal, almost like it wasn't really happening. But everyone was sort of moving and going away. It was hard to believe it was real." |
| A driver, Jim Melis, told the paper that a white man wearing a black cap and a bandana had fired shots through a cafe window. | A driver, Jim Melis, told the paper that a white man wearing a black cap and a bandana had fired shots through a cafe window. |
| The gunman had run out in front of his car, crossing the street, before pulling out his gun, he said. | The gunman had run out in front of his car, crossing the street, before pulling out his gun, he said. |
| Jody Steinhauer told CBC News she had been 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 had been 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. |
| Paramedics could be seen performing CPR on the injured around the piazza afterwards, the Globe and Mail reports. | Paramedics could be seen performing CPR on the injured around the piazza afterwards, the Globe and Mail reports. |
| After police sealed off the scene of the attack, upturned coffee cups could be seen being used behind the ticker tape to mark evidence. | |
| What do we know of the attacker? | What do we know of the attacker? |
| Toronto police confirmed the gunman had been killed but gave no other details. It is unclear whether he was shot by police or killed himself. | |
| Mayor Tory appealed for people not to draw any conclusions before there was further information from the police. | Mayor Tory appealed for people not to draw any conclusions before there was further information from the police. |
| Jessica Young, an employee at the Second Cup cafe, said she had seen the gunman's face before he fired through the window. | Jessica Young, an employee at the Second Cup cafe, said she had seen the gunman's face before he fired through the window. |
| "I look to my side and see the shooter through the window," she told the Toronto Star newspaper. | |
| "He sees me, or he sees my co-worker or someone, and points the gun and shoots through the window. He was probably no taller than me, wearing a black baseball cap, dark clothes. He had light skin. I think he had short facial hair. That's all I could make out." | "He sees me, or he sees my co-worker or someone, and points the gun and shoots through the window. He was probably no taller than me, wearing a black baseball cap, dark clothes. He had light skin. I think he had short facial hair. That's all I could make out." |
| Nobody was hurt in her cafe, she added. | Nobody was hurt in her cafe, she added. |
| Is Toronto known for gun violence? | Is Toronto known for gun violence? |
| Mayor Tory said the attack was "evidence of a gun problem" in the city. | Mayor Tory said the attack was "evidence of a gun problem" in the city. |
| "Guns are too readily available to too many people," he told reporters. | "Guns are too readily available to too many people," he told reporters. |
| Police data show the number of shootings in Toronto more than doubled between 2014 and 2017 - from 177 to 395. | Police data show the number of shootings in Toronto more than doubled between 2014 and 2017 - from 177 to 395. |
| While it is not known how the Greektown gunman obtained his weapon, there has long been pressure to tighten gun control in the country. | |
| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's ruling Liberal party wants tougher background checks, including screening people with a history of violence. | |
| Gun control has often sparked divisive debates in Canada, which has a large rural population where guns are widely owned and used. | |
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