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Three suspects are still at large after 12 people were injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto, police in the Canadian city say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shooting took place at 22:39 on Friday local time (03:39 GMT Saturday) near Scarborough city centre in eastern Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities said six people suffered gunshot wounds and others were hurt by flying or broken glass.The injuries were not life-threatening, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toronto police said the three men had entered the pub and “opened fire indiscriminately”. They had been armed with an assault rifle and handguns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A motive “right now remains unclear and we’re chasing down all leads”, said Police Supt Paul MacIntyre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This was a brazen and reckless act of violence that’s really shaken our community and the city itself,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said they were deploying all available resources to find the suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, they said that one suspect, wearing a black balaclava, had been seen fleeing the scene in a silver car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victims ranged in age from 20s to mid-50, according to police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m happy to report, by the grace of God, that there have been no fatalities,” Supt MacIntyre said, which he called “extremely lucky.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said he and other officers were “horrified” by video of the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“These guys just looked at the crowd and opened fire. It was horrible.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glass walls were shattered and there was “blood all over the floor”, including in the basement, where some people ran to hide before police arrived, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mayor Olivia Chow wrote on X that she was “deeply troubled to hear reports of a shooting at a pub in Scarborough.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is an early and ongoing investigation – police will provide further details. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The number of those injured in this incident is high compared to other shootings in the area in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, eight people were injured and two killed in shootings and firearm discharges in the police division where Friday’s incident occurred, the department’s data shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Toronto, which has a three million population, 43 people were killed in shootings last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n