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At least eight people, including a child, injured in mass shooting in Toronto
Horrifying moment gunman dressed all in black opens fire into a restaurant in Toronto during rampage that left one dead and 13 injured, including a young girl, 9, before he is killed in a shootout with cops
- The suspect, dressed all in black open fire in the busy Greektown area of Toronto at around 10pm on Sunday
- A young woman was killed and 13 others were injured, including a nine-year-old girl who's in critical condition
- Video appears to show the gunman walking down the street, before he turned as he passed a store or restaurant front, whipped out his gun and opened fire
- Police confirmed the gunman, who has not yet been identified, was killed in a shootout with police
- Witnesses say reported hearing between 15-20 gunshots and saw victims spread across several blocks
- Incident occurred the same weekend Toronto police deployed dozens of additional officers to deal with a recent spike in gun violence in the city
- Mayor of Toronto John Tory admitted that Toronto has 'a gun problem' adding they were 'too readily available'
This is the horrifying moment a gunman opened fire on a restaurant in Toronto in a mass shooting that left one dead and 13 injured including a nine-year-old girl, before he too was killed.
Witnesses say that a man dressed in black opened fire in Greektown on Danforth, a popular area of the city full of restaurants and stores, at around 10pm on Sunday evening. Between 15 and 20 gunshots were heard.
Police have confirmed that the shooter was killed in a police shootout.
A cellphone video, which appears to have been shot by someone in an apartment above the street, appeared to capture the shooter, in a black hoodie, walking down the street. Suddenly he turned as he passed by what appeared to be a store or restaurant front, whipped out his gun and opened fire.
Three gunshots were heard before the person filming quickly pulled back in and stopped the video.
The gunman, who was armed with a handgun, hit at least 14 victims, killing a young woman. The woman died in hospital after succumbing to her injuries.
Several other victims reportedly suffered 'significant injuries'.
A young girl, 9, was taken to a pediatric trauma center and is in a critical condition, police said. While six of his victims were rushed to a trauma center. At least two others were taken to hospital.
Surveillance footage from the scene appeared to capture the shooter, in a black hoodie, walking down the street during the mass shooting in Toronto on Sunday evening
Suddenly he turned as he passed by what appeared to be a store or restaurant front, whipped out his gun and opened fire
One person was killed and at least nine others were injured after the gunman opened fire in Toronto (police react to the shooting)
Fire and ambulance crews loaded the victims into ambulances and rushed them to local hospitals
Police would not comment on their current condition.
Mark Saunders, Toronto Police Chief, confirmed the suspect was killed in 'an exchange of gunfire' with the police.
He said police are still looking for a motive behind the shooting.
'We're living in a different world now. When you look at the global issues, when you look at motivations for doing these things, and you know that urban cities are much more vulnerable to these.'
A witness at the scene said multiple victims were injured on different blocks across the Greektown area
One person, who police later conformed was the shooter, was pronounced dead at the scene, six others were rushed to a trauma center
Mayor of Toronto John Tory also urged the public not to 'draw any conclusions' about the shooting, but to wait for police to conduct their investigation.
He added: 'I just want to say to the families of those we lost tonight and to those... who were injured.... I extend the deepest condolences.'
Tory also admitted that Toronto has 'a gun problem in that guns are too readily available to to many people.'
The shooter was pronounced dead at the scene,
An unknown number of people are also being treated at the scene. A witness said multiple victims were injured on different blocks.
People leave an area taped off by the police near the scene of a mass shooting in Toronto, Canada, July 22
Police cleared the area after the shooting, and people are seen leaving the area under the yellow tape
Police are seen near the scene of a mass shooting in Toronto, Canada, July 22
Multiple people were injured after shots were fired in the area of Danforth and Logan avenues (Toronto Paramedic Services respond to the shooting)
A police officer escorts a civilian away from the scene of a shooting, Sunday, July 22
A witness at the scene, who did not want to be named, told DailyMail.com that she'd seen the shooter, in a black hoodie, black baseball cap and black top, shooting and breaking the glass at a storefront. She described the terrifying moment she heard 'at least 8 shots' ring out in the typically quiet and family friendly neighborhood.'
'I was in a car and heard loud gun shots which I at first thought was a car back firing, but then turned around and saw him shooting into a store from the sidewalk,' she told us.
'The glass was broken and he was shooting directly into the store, I heard at least 8 shots if not more.
'I yelled at my friend to drive and we got out of there as fast as we could. As we drove down the street we saw everyone coming out of stores to see what was going on.'
Witnesses also described seeing several people on the ground inside Mezes Restaurant, although it was unclear if they were hiding or injured.
A woman named Diana told CP24 said she had been working at Demetres café serving the family of the nine-year-old girl who got shot, when she saw a gunman aim at the restaurant and fire about three shots through the patio doors.
Jody Steinhauer told CBC News she was with her family at Christina's restaurant on the Danforth when she heard a blast of gunfire, which she initially mistook for firecrackers.
Suddenly, she and the other customers were told to run to the back of the restaurant.
'We started to hear people scream out front,' Steinhauer said.
Toronto Paramedic Services confirm that at least nine people have been taken to local hospitals.
The area has been closed off to the public and police are appealing for witnesses and have been loading them onto several city buses to take them to local police divisions.
Police say it's too early to say if it was gang or terror related.
A child was taken to a pediatric trauma center, and two others were taken to hospital
Police say that the shooter is no longer active after he was confirmed dead at the scene
At least eight people are injured, including a child, after a gunman opened fire in Toronto on Sunday evening
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