A dozen people were injured in a shooting at a pub in east Toronto in what police described as a reckless act of violence by three men who entered the bar and opened fire without warning.
Superintendent Paul MacIntyre of the Toronto Police Service said that authorities received numerous emergency calls reporting a shooting at the Piper Arms around 10:40 pm Friday.
A preliminary investigation determined that three males entered the pub and began shooting at customers, MacIntyre said during a news conference at the scene. There were no immediate arrests.
바카라One male was armed with what appears to be an assault rifle, the other two males were armed with handguns, and they walked into the bar, they produced their guns and they opened fire indiscriminately on the people sitting inside,바카라 MacIntyre said, adding that there were no fatalities.
Police arrived at the scene and found 12 people suffering from various injuries. The victims were transported to local hospitals and six were confirmed to have gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening, MacIntyre said, calling the victims 바카라extremely lucky.바카라 The remaining six victims were hurt by flying and broken glass.
The motive wasn't immediately clear, MacIntyre said, calling the shooting 바카라a brazen and reckless act of violence that's really shaken our community and the city itself.바카라
MacIntyre said that he and other officers were 바카라horrified바카라 by what they saw on a security video.
바카라These guys just looked at the ground and opened fire," he said.
Shortly after the shooting, police said that a suspect wearing a black balaclava was seen fleeing in a silver car and was still at large after the shooting. People were being warned to stay away from the area.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said she had spoken to Police Chief Myron Demkiw and was told 바카라all necessary resources바카라 had been deployed.
바카라It is troubling because of the magnitude of the shootings and the number of people hurt, and I don't want to speculate as to the why and how,바카라 Chow told reporters Saturday morning at a news conference.
