Five people were shot and killed in a condominium building in a Toronto suburb and the 73-year-old gunman was killed by the police, authorities said.
Chief James MacSween of the York regional police said one of his officers fatally shot the suspect at a condo in Vaughan, Ontario.
The police did not identify the suspect, name the deceased or provide a motive.
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, which gets involved when there is a death or serious injury involving police, said Monday that the dead suspect was 73 years old.
“Horrendous scene,” MacSween said late on Sunday.
“Six deceased. One of them is the subject. The other five are victims,” A person shot by the suspect was in the hospital and expected to survive, the police chief said..
MacSween said he didn’t have details on whether the shooter was a resident of the condominium building.
The police evacuated the building but MacSween said there was no further threat to the community.
Residents were allowed to return home early on Monday. “Everybody is horrified,” Vaughan mayor Steven Del Duca said.
36 hurt in Hawaii jet turbulence
A flight from Phoenix to Honolulu carrying many people travelling for the holidays encountered severe turbulence shortly before landing, sending some unrestrained people and objects flying about the cabin and seriously injuring 11, officials and passengers said.
In all, 36 people received medical treatment following Sunday’s turbulent Hawaiian Airlines flight for bumps, bruises, cuts and nausea, said Jim Ireland, director of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services.
Twenty people were taken to hospitals, including 11 in serious condition.
“We are also very happy, and we feel fortunate that there were not any deaths or other critical injuries,” Ireland said.