POLICE CHIEF BLAIR JUST HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE SHOOTING.AND 3 1/2 HOURS AFTER THE SHOOTING BLAIR WOULD NOT GIVE A DISCRIPTION OF THE SHOOTER.IF THEY WANT TO GET THE SHOOTER WHY DID BLAIR NOT GIVE A DISCRIPTION.IS THE SHOOTER A MUSLIM AND BLAIR DOES NOT WANT TO SAY THAT.BLAIR WAS CONTRADICTING HIMSELF EVERY OTHER SENTENCE.ONE SENTENCE IT WAS A SINGLE SHOOTER,THEN THE NEXT SENTENCE IT WAS MORE THAT ONE SUSPECT.WHAT IS GOING ON WITH BLAIR.DURING THE G-20 IN TORONTO A COUPLE YEARS AGO HE CALLED A FAKE PRESS ONFERENCE AND PUT DOWN THE PROTESTERS WITH EXTREME VIOLENCE.SO I CAN NOT TRUST BLAIR AFTER THAT PRETEND PRESS CONFERENCE BACK THEN.AND NOW 3 1/2 HOURS AFTER THIS MALL SHOOTING BLAIR WONT GIVE A DISCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT OR SUSPECT(S).THE SUSPECT(S) ARE STILL ON THE LOOSE.WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS INVESTIGATION IS MY QUESTION.AND TO EVEN MAKE IT WORSE ALL THE COUNCILLORS FROM THAT AREA ARE IN A MEETING IN SASKATCHEWAN AND ARE NOT EVEN IN TORONTO TO COMMENT ON THE SHOOTING.
ITS 6:30 AM SUN JUNE 3RD AND THE CANADIAN MEDIA HAS SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE DISCRIPTION OF THE SHOOTER YET.IT SEEMS ALL THE LAMESTREAM MEDIA IN CANADA JUST WRITE THE SAME THING IN EVERY STORY.BUT NOT ONE STORY THAT I HAVE READ GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOOTER SO PEOPLE CAN TRY TO CATCH HIM OR THEM.WE STILL AFTER 12 HOURS DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT WAS A SINGLE OR MULTIPLE SHOOTERS AT THE EATON CENTRE MALL.I JUST DON'T AND CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE MEDIA COVERAGE HERE IN CANADA WITH SUCH AN IMPORTANT EVENT HAPPENING AND NO SUSPECT DESCRIPTION BY BLAIR TO THE MAINSTREAM,LAMESTREAM MEDIA.THIS IS JUST REDICULAS REPORTING ON SUCH A SERIOUS HAPPENING.
17 HOURS LATER AND THE POLICE HAVE NOT ISSUED A DISCRIPTION OF THE SHOOTING SUSPECT YET.WHAT THE HECK IS BLAIR DOING AT THE SCENE.HE SAID IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT LEAST 100 OFFICERS WERE ON THE SCENE.SOME SHOULD HAVE BY NOW LOOKED AT THE FOOTAGE FROM THE CAMERAS AND GIVEN A DISCRIPTION TO THE MEDIA TO SEND OUT TO THE WORLD TO CAPTURE THIS MURDERER.ITS 11AM SUN JUNE 3,12.
ITS 2:29 PM SUN JUNE 3,12 UPDATE ON THE SHOOTING
24 YR OLD AHMED HASSAN WAS TARGETTED THE POLICE ARE FINALLY REVEALING AT THE 2:00PM PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY.ITS POSSIBLY GANG RELATED AS AHMED WAS KNOWN TO POLICE AND THE POLICE BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHO THE SINGLE SHOOTER WAS WHO DONE THE KILLING.
A 25 YR OLD MAN IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN HOSPITAL DUE TO THE SHOOTER.THE OTHER 6 HAVE EITHER LEFT THE HOSPITAL OR ARE BEING CURRENTLY TREATED FOR THEIR WOUNDS.THE MAYOR SAID WE SHOULD SOON BE MAKING AN ARREST.THE POLICE NEVER DID GIVE A DESCRIPTION OF THE SINGLE SHOOTER TO THE MEDIA.THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A MEDIA BLACKOUT ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOOTER LIKE AS IN OTHER CASES HERE IN CANADA THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT GIVE THE FULL FACTS TO THE CONTROLED MEDIA.
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TORONTO — Police were hunting for a suspect Sunday after a gunman opened fire inside the Toronto Eaton Centre’s food court a day earlier, sending a wave of panic through the Saturday evening shopping crowd.A 25-year-old man died and seven others were injured in the incident, police said, with two still in serious condition in hospital Sunday morning. Among the victims were a 13-year-old boy and a pregnant mother who was trampled in the ensuing chaos. A message on the shopping mall’s website said the Eaton Centre would be closed all day “due to the ongoing Toronto Police Services investigation into the shooting.”
Investigators, who said they believed the shooting was targeted, were expected to provide another update later Sunday.
Chief Bill Blair, who attended the scene, said Torontonians were “shocked and appalled” by the crime, which reminded many of a 2005 gunfight outside the shopping centre that killed innocent bystander Jane Creba.“A lot of innocent people were hurt and a lot of innocent people were put at risk, and we will be relentless in our pursuit of the individual or individuals who were responsible for this violence,” Chief Blair said.Shoppers who were in the Eaton Centre when shots rang out around 6:30 p.m. recalled scenes of panic, with a crush of people trying to run out of the mall, and others huddling in bathrooms or the ground for safety.
The incident was frighteningly reminiscent of Boxing Day 2005, when
Ms. Creba died and several others were wounded in a gang shootout on
Yonge Street. Four men were convicted in that crime.
National Post, with files from The Canadian Press
ITS 6:30 AM SUN JUNE 3RD AND THE CANADIAN MEDIA HAS SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE DISCRIPTION OF THE SHOOTER YET.IT SEEMS ALL THE LAMESTREAM MEDIA IN CANADA JUST WRITE THE SAME THING IN EVERY STORY.BUT NOT ONE STORY THAT I HAVE READ GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOOTER SO PEOPLE CAN TRY TO CATCH HIM OR THEM.WE STILL AFTER 12 HOURS DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT WAS A SINGLE OR MULTIPLE SHOOTERS AT THE EATON CENTRE MALL.I JUST DON'T AND CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE MEDIA COVERAGE HERE IN CANADA WITH SUCH AN IMPORTANT EVENT HAPPENING AND NO SUSPECT DESCRIPTION BY BLAIR TO THE MAINSTREAM,LAMESTREAM MEDIA.THIS IS JUST REDICULAS REPORTING ON SUCH A SERIOUS HAPPENING.
17 HOURS LATER AND THE POLICE HAVE NOT ISSUED A DISCRIPTION OF THE SHOOTING SUSPECT YET.WHAT THE HECK IS BLAIR DOING AT THE SCENE.HE SAID IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT LEAST 100 OFFICERS WERE ON THE SCENE.SOME SHOULD HAVE BY NOW LOOKED AT THE FOOTAGE FROM THE CAMERAS AND GIVEN A DISCRIPTION TO THE MEDIA TO SEND OUT TO THE WORLD TO CAPTURE THIS MURDERER.ITS 11AM SUN JUNE 3,12.
ITS 2:29 PM SUN JUNE 3,12 UPDATE ON THE SHOOTING
24 YR OLD AHMED HASSAN WAS TARGETTED THE POLICE ARE FINALLY REVEALING AT THE 2:00PM PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY.ITS POSSIBLY GANG RELATED AS AHMED WAS KNOWN TO POLICE AND THE POLICE BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHO THE SINGLE SHOOTER WAS WHO DONE THE KILLING.
A 25 YR OLD MAN IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN HOSPITAL DUE TO THE SHOOTER.THE OTHER 6 HAVE EITHER LEFT THE HOSPITAL OR ARE BEING CURRENTLY TREATED FOR THEIR WOUNDS.THE MAYOR SAID WE SHOULD SOON BE MAKING AN ARREST.THE POLICE NEVER DID GIVE A DESCRIPTION OF THE SINGLE SHOOTER TO THE MEDIA.THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A MEDIA BLACKOUT ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOOTER LIKE AS IN OTHER CASES HERE IN CANADA THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT GIVE THE FULL FACTS TO THE CONTROLED MEDIA.
One dead, seven injured after Toronto mall shooting
Emergency officials take a man away from the Eaton Centre in Toronto on Saturday, June 2, 2012.
CTVNews.ca Staff
Date: Sat. Jun. 2 2012 9:21 PM ET
One person was killed and seven other people were injured Saturday
evening during a shooting at Toronto's Eaton Centre, Toronto police have
confirmed.Two people are in critical condition, one with life-threatening
injuries Const. Victor Kwong told reporters shortly before 9 p.m. local
time.Police have yet to apprehend a suspect.Kwong said the injuries sustained by the victims were of "varying
degrees," ranging from the one fatality to minor injuries sustained from
"trampling or pushing."Kwong said the police are now going over video evidence and will release more details as they are confirmed."As you can understand this is a very large area and there are a lot
of video cameras to go through," said Kwong. "We have varying reports
as well from the people who called 911, so we have to make sure what we
give out is actually true."
Police Chief Bill Blair will be coming to the scene, said Kwong.Police, firefighters and paramedics swarmed the busy shopping mall Saturday evening after they received a report of a shooting around 6:23 p.m.
Video from the scene showed paramedics attending to what appeared to be a victim inside the mall. Paramedics were also seen rushing a male on a stretcher into an ambulance.The mall, located in the heart of downtown Toronto, was completely shut down and evacuated.Police quickly sealed off several surrounding intersections.Photos from the scene showed shoppers flooding out of the mall into the downtown streets, which are among the busiest in the city.CP24 reporter Jackie Crandles was able enter the mall minutes before it was closed.Crandles said she heard police and security "running around the mall yelling at people to get out of the mall, that the shooter was still inside, and that unless they wanted to get shot, they should leave."Every available officer from the nearby 52 Division was called to the mall to assist, said Crandles.
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie tweeted about the incident Saturday.Lawrie tweeted that he was "pretty sure someone just let off a round (of) bullets in eaton center mall" and that he "just sprinted out of the mall."The TTC said subway trains were bypassing Queen and Dundas stations.The TTC also said the 501 Queen streetcar was diverting both ways via Church Street, King Street and Spadina Avenue, while the 505 Dundas streetcar was diverting both ways via Church Street, College Street and Bay Street.The Eaton Centre is located in the heart of Toronto's downtown, and encompasses two city blocks along Yonge Street, stretching from Dundas Street in the north to Queen Street at the south.The mall is a popular tourist destination, with more than 280 stores and restaurants. More than 50 million people walk through its doors annually.
Police Chief Bill Blair will be coming to the scene, said Kwong.Police, firefighters and paramedics swarmed the busy shopping mall Saturday evening after they received a report of a shooting around 6:23 p.m.
Video from the scene showed paramedics attending to what appeared to be a victim inside the mall. Paramedics were also seen rushing a male on a stretcher into an ambulance.The mall, located in the heart of downtown Toronto, was completely shut down and evacuated.Police quickly sealed off several surrounding intersections.Photos from the scene showed shoppers flooding out of the mall into the downtown streets, which are among the busiest in the city.CP24 reporter Jackie Crandles was able enter the mall minutes before it was closed.Crandles said she heard police and security "running around the mall yelling at people to get out of the mall, that the shooter was still inside, and that unless they wanted to get shot, they should leave."Every available officer from the nearby 52 Division was called to the mall to assist, said Crandles.
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie tweeted about the incident Saturday.Lawrie tweeted that he was "pretty sure someone just let off a round (of) bullets in eaton center mall" and that he "just sprinted out of the mall."The TTC said subway trains were bypassing Queen and Dundas stations.The TTC also said the 501 Queen streetcar was diverting both ways via Church Street, King Street and Spadina Avenue, while the 505 Dundas streetcar was diverting both ways via Church Street, College Street and Bay Street.The Eaton Centre is located in the heart of Toronto's downtown, and encompasses two city blocks along Yonge Street, stretching from Dundas Street in the north to Queen Street at the south.The mall is a popular tourist destination, with more than 280 stores and restaurants. More than 50 million people walk through its doors annually.
Police hunt suspect after Eaton Centre shooting kills one, injures seven others
Jun 3, 2012 – 9:19 AM ET
| Last Updated: Jun 3, 2012 10:13 AM ET
David Ritchie for National Post
The body of a man killed in a shooting at Toronto's Eaton Centre Saturday is removed from the mall Sunday morning.
TORONTO — Police were hunting for a suspect Sunday after a gunman opened fire inside the Toronto Eaton Centre’s food court a day earlier, sending a wave of panic through the Saturday evening shopping crowd.A 25-year-old man died and seven others were injured in the incident, police said, with two still in serious condition in hospital Sunday morning. Among the victims were a 13-year-old boy and a pregnant mother who was trampled in the ensuing chaos. A message on the shopping mall’s website said the Eaton Centre would be closed all day “due to the ongoing Toronto Police Services investigation into the shooting.”
Investigators, who said they believed the shooting was targeted, were expected to provide another update later Sunday.
Chief Bill Blair, who attended the scene, said Torontonians were “shocked and appalled” by the crime, which reminded many of a 2005 gunfight outside the shopping centre that killed innocent bystander Jane Creba.“A lot of innocent people were hurt and a lot of innocent people were put at risk, and we will be relentless in our pursuit of the individual or individuals who were responsible for this violence,” Chief Blair said.Shoppers who were in the Eaton Centre when shots rang out around 6:30 p.m. recalled scenes of panic, with a crush of people trying to run out of the mall, and others huddling in bathrooms or the ground for safety.
REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Mayor Rob Ford visits the Toronto Eaton Centre shopping mall where a shooting took place, in Toronto June 2, 2012.One man who was shot in the leg and later released from hospital told
CP24 his “survival instinct” kicked into gear despite his injury.“I actually ran,” said the man, identified as Nicholas.Marcus Neves-Polonio was working in the food court when he saw a man whip out a gun and start firing.“It was out of the blue… As soon as I heard the gunshots, I ducked under the table,” he recalled.Police have not confirmed how many bullets were fired in the
incident, but one witness said she heard around 15 shots before the
panicked crowd stampeded for cover. Thousands poured into the downtown
streets in the ensuing minutes.Hannah Stewart, who was shopping at the time, recalled a “massive
crowd of people screaming, running, freaking out,” and noticed one young
woman with blood on her toes who said she had just been shot.
Victor Biro/The Canadian Press
A
couple hug as a police officer questions a man outside the Eaton Centre
shopping mall in Toronto after a shooting in the food court on
Saturday, June 2, 2012.Toronto Blue Jay Brett Lawrie happened to be on scene at the time of
the shooting, writing on Twitter immediately afterward: “Pretty sure
someone just let off a round bullets in eaton center mall… People
sprinting up the stairs right from where we just were.”Mayor Rob Ford issued a statement urging any potential witnesses to
contact police and “ensure those responsible are held accountable,”
while Premier Dalton McGuinty denounced the “senseless, tragic
violence.”“While we are saddened and shocked by today’s events, we will respond
as we always have — with strength, determination and a desire to work
together, and work even harder, to build communities that are safe,
secure and free of gun violence,” Mr. McGuinty said in a statement.
David Ritchie for National Post
The body of a man killed in a shooting at Toronto's Eaton Centre Saturday is removed from the mall Sunday morning.Police were combing through surveillance videos and interviewing
witnesses, while the coroner arrived on scene early Sunday to remove the
body of the man who was killed.The victim, wrapped in a navy blue sheet, was wheeled out of the shopping centre around 7:30 a.m.National Post, with files from The Canadian Press
