Vaughan shooting: Five killed by gunman in Canada apartment block - BBC

Five radical person died aft a gunman opened occurrence astatine a artifact of flats successful Toronto, Canada.

Police responded to reports of the shooting astatine the gathering successful Vaughan, astir 30km (19 miles) northbound of Toronto, astatine 19:20 (12:20 GMT) connected Sunday, shooting the fishy dormant there.

Another injured idiosyncratic has been taken to infirmary successful a superior condition.

Authorities are investigating the motive, including a imaginable transportation betwixt the gunman and the victims.

York constabulary main Jim MacSween said attending officers were met with a "horrendous scene", with galore deceased victims recovered successful antithetic flats of the building.

"We're successful the process close present of doing notifications to those families, truthful astatine this constituent I can't stock immoderate accusation connected the victims oregon the subject," helium said.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, which probes police-involved deaths successful the region, said successful a property connection that the dormant is simply a 73-year-old man.

Mr MacSween said determination was nary ongoing menace to the public, and York constabulary said those evacuated could instrumentality to their homes.

In a tweet, Vaughan's politician Stephen Del Duca extended condolences to the families of the victims.

"I privation to recognise the brave archetypal responders who are moving to safeguard the situation," helium added.

Ontario's premier, Doug Ford, besides offered his condolences, penning connected Twitter that helium was "shocked and saddened" to perceive astir the shooting.

"All of Ontario is reasoning of the victims of this senseless unit and the household and friends grieving their loss," Mr Ford said.

While it has less wide shootings than the US, Canada has precocious seen an summation successful weapon unit prompting caller authorities to prohibition handguns.