Just when you thought it was safe to go outside.
While the rest of the world is busy dealing with international terrorism, we can’t even control our own local problems in this city. 7 shootings in 13 hours. Excuse me?!?! Can someone tell me what is wrong with that statement?
Hello? This is Toronto we’re talking about. What the heck is going on. The Globe&Mail covers the story here.
Let’s not forget the fellow the cops had to snipe down outside Union Station last year who started taking hostages.
Seems like this has become a weekly occurrence because every Monday I start my work week with fresh news of a new homicide.
10 p.m.: Dundas and Spadina. A police officer tries to arrest a man in an alleyway in Chinatown. During the struggle, the suspect grabs at t he officer’s gun and the weapon goes off. No one is shot. The man is arrested. The officer suffers a bite to his forearm.
10 p.m.: Dorney Court. A 30-year-old man is shot at Dorney Court but is able to run to 5 Leila Lane to get help. He is treated for non-life threatening injuries. No suspect at this time.
10.28 p.m.: Church and Dundas. A 28-year-old man is approached by two men while using a pay phone at the gas station. He is shot several times and the two men flee in a vehicle. The victim’s injuries are non-life threatening.
11.00 p.m.: 2957 Lakeshore Blvd. A 26-year-old man standing in the doorway of a restaurant is approached by a woman and a man and shot with a handgun. His injuries are non-life threatening.
11.55 p.m.: 3412 Weston Rd. A 27-year-old man and a 37-year-old man are approached by two or three men armed with a gun demanding money. They try to run, and are shot. Both sustained non-life threatening injuries.
11.57 p.m.: Glendower Circuit. A 19-year-old man standing on the street talking on his cellphone is shot. His injuries are non-life threatening. The victim is facing charges in connection with another shooting on Birchmount Road in May.
Yesterday, 11.54 a.m.: Parking lot of Square One mall in Mississauga. Man is shot in the face as he sits in his SUV in the mall parking lot.
Source: The Globe July 27th.
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That is pretty scary when you think about it… people just sitting around, minding their own business, get shot in the face.
I think that punishment for crimes needs to get more severe. Maybe it would act as a deterrent.
violent crime always increases in the summer. just like ice cream sales. coincidence?
i think not.