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Possible terror related attack in Toronto

Postby Gig em Aggies » Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:04 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ronto.html
According to DM one is dead but since it just happened this should be at best a speculation until authorities say so.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/one- ... to-n893561
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(CNN): Multiple people were shot outside of a Toronto, Canada, restaurant around 10 p.m. Sunday, Toronto police Sgt. Glenn Russell tells CNN.

The victims have been sent to trauma centers throughout the city, Russell says.

Eight people have been transported to various hospitals -- six to trauma hospitals, one to a pediatric trauma center and one to a local hospital, Toronto Paramedic Services told CNN partner CTV. Two more people were to be transported from the scene to a local hospital -- making it a total of 10 patients so far, the Canadian station reported.

A witness who was standing near the scene told CTV that he heard about 20 shots and the sound of the weapon being reloaded repeatedly. He said

Toronto Fire Services is assisting with efforts, Toronto Fire Capt. Adrian Ratushniak tells CNN.

Officials are expecting to issue a press release in the coming hours, according to police.

Witnesses say that a man dressed in black opened fire in Greektown on Danforth, a popular area of the city full of restaurants and stores, at around 10pm on Sunday.

Between 15 and 20 gunshots were heard. Police have confirmed that the shooter is now dead.

Surveillance footage from the scene appeared to capture the shooter, in a black hoodie, walking down the street. Suddenly he turned as he passed by what appeared to be a store or restaurant front, whipped out his gun and opened fire.
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Postby Gig em Aggies » Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:13 pm

A gunman opened fire in Toronto's Greektown district on Sunday, injuring as many as nine people before turning his gun on himself, local media reported.

Global News quoted a Toronto police source as saying nine people were shot, including a child.

The suspect is believed to have opened fire at police before killing himself, the source said.
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Postby The South Falls » Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:23 pm

I don't know what to say. Sorry for all the victims and theirbfamilies.
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Postby Vassenor » Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:52 pm

Question: what makes this a possible terrorist incident when other mass shootings are not?
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Postby Bombadil » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:22 am

If people in North America could just stop shooting each other all the time.. that would be great.
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Postby Aclion » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:22 am

Vassenor wrote:Question: what makes this a possible terrorist incident when other mass shootings are not?

Who says other mass shootings are not?
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Postby Vassenor » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:39 am

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Vassenor wrote:Question: what makes this a possible terrorist incident when other mass shootings are not?

Who says other mass shootings are not?


The fact there always seems to be a massive pushback whenever someone calls something like Vegas terrorism.
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Postby The New California Republic » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:44 am

At first glance I don't think this is terror related. Might be a family feud or something.
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Postby Washington Resistance Army » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:54 am

Vassenor wrote:
Aclion wrote:Who says other mass shootings are not?


The fact there always seems to be a massive pushback whenever someone calls something like Vegas terrorism.


Well, there was literally no known motive for the Vegas attack. You can't really call it terrorism when that's the case.

But yeah this doesn't seem like a terror attack, at least not yet. Reporting seems kinda slow on this though so maybe I missed something.
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Postby The New California Republic » Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:41 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44933175
In a statement released to various media outlets, Hussain's family expressed their "deepest condolences" to the victims and their families for what they called "our son's horrific actions". ​

They said their son suffered from serious mental health challenges and had struggled with untreatable psychosis and depression most of his life.

Well there we have it, it probably wasn't terrorism.
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Postby Kramanica » Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:42 pm

Vassenor wrote:Question: what makes this a possible terrorist incident when other mass shootings are not?

Because acts of terrorism usually have to have some ideological motive behind them rather than just some fucking lunatic flying off the handle.
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Postby The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp » Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:44 pm

Not a terrorist attack, just a random killing. Still horrible, my condolences to the victims.

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Postby The New California Republic » Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:48 pm

Kramanica wrote:
Vassenor wrote:Question: what makes this a possible terrorist incident when other mass shootings are not?

Because acts of terrorism usually have to have some ideological motive behind them rather than just some fucking lunatic flying off the handle.

From what I have seen in footage of previous terrorist attacks, most terrorists have an air of really creepy calmness about them while they are carrying out acts of terrorism, but the guy involved in the Toronto incident had a hateful/crazed look on his face, according to witness reports.
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Postby Fartsniffage » Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:53 pm

They've released the name.

His family says he was a nutter.

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Postby Andsed » Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:57 pm

Well seeing as the family has stated the gunman had mental health issues i think we can say this was not a terrorist attack. Still tragic though and my condolences goes out to the victims.
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Postby The Knockout Gun Gals » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:05 pm

The shooter has a lifelong trace of mental illness.
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Postby The Republic of Fore » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:54 pm

Obviously the solution is to ban assault rifles *nods*.

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Postby Dahon » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:58 pm

The Republic of Fore wrote:Obviously the solution is to ban assault rifles *nods*.


Aaaaaand here we go again.
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Postby Baalkistann » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:00 pm

The Republic of Fore wrote:Obviously the solution is to ban assault rifles *nods*.

Didn’t Canada already do that? Also I think this was commited with a handgun
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Postby The Liberated Territories » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:04 pm

I was actually in Toronto Saturday. Scary stuff when it hits so close, eh?
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Postby The Republic of Fore » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:12 pm

Baalkistann wrote:
The Republic of Fore wrote:Obviously the solution is to ban assault rifles *nods*.

Didn’t Canada already do that? Also I think this was commited with a handgun

That's the joke. Anytime there's a mass shooting in the US it always boils down to assault rifles. Regardless of whether it was a rifle or not. Or sometimes even a gun.

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Postby Luziyca » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:04 pm

Vassenor wrote:Question: what makes this a possible terrorist incident when other mass shootings are not?

Probably because of his name, and his religion means that people assume "terrorism."
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Postby Vassenor » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:12 pm

Luziyca wrote:
Vassenor wrote:Question: what makes this a possible terrorist incident when other mass shootings are not?

Probably because of his name, and his religion means that people assume "terrorism."


Except this thread was calling it terrorism before anything about the shooter was released.
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Postby Telconi » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:15 pm

Vassenor wrote:
Luziyca wrote:Probably because of his name, and his religion means that people assume "terrorism."


Except this thread was calling it terrorism before anything about the shooter was released.


You do know what the word "possible" means right?
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Postby Chan Island » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:33 pm

Condolences. A sad day.
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