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Five people killed at condo board meeting in Toronto

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Joe Tacopino
Published Dec. 19, 2022
Updated Dec. 19, 2022, 9:30 a.m. ET
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Five people were killed when a gunman stormed into a condo board meeting in Toronto, Canada, on Sunday and opened fire, cops said.

The gunman was shot and killed by police at a condo in Vaughan, Ontario, after going on his murderous rampage, according to Chief James MacSween of the York regional police.

“Horrendous scene,” MacSween said. “Six deceased. One of them is the subject. The other five are victims.”

In addition to the five dead, one other person was struck by gunfire and was recovering at a hospital Sunday night.

The chief said there was no further threat to the community and was hoping to get residents back into the building after a special unit’s investigation is concluded.

The gunman’s identity was not released late Sunday and a motive for the violence was unknown.

York Regional Police tactical officers survey the scene where five people were killed in a condo board meeting in Vaughan, Ontario on Dec. 18, 2022.
York Regional Police tactical officers survey the scene where five people were killed in a condo board meeting in Vaughan, Ontario, on Dec. 18, 2022. AP
An ambulance is parked outside the lobby of a condominium building following a fatal shooting in Vaughn, Ontario, on Dec 18, 2022.
An ambulance is parked outside the lobby of a condominium building following a fatal shooting in Vaughn, Ontario, on Dec. 18, 2022. AP

Mass shootings are rare in Canada and Toronto has long prided itself as being one of the safest big cities in the world.

In 2020, shortly after a gunman shot and killed 22 people in Portapique, Nova Scotia, Canada banned more than 1,500 models of “assault-style” firearms and components, and set limits on how destructive bullets could be.

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Police stand in the lobby of a condominium building following a shooting in Vaughan, Ontario on Dec. 18, 2022. AP
York Regional Police tactical officers work the scene of a fatal shooting in Vaughan, Ontario on Dec. 18, 2022.
York Regional Police tactical officers work the scene of a fatal shooting in Vaughan, Ontario on Dec. 18, 2022. AP
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York Regional Police tactical are spotted outside the scene of the shooting in Vaughan, Ontario, on Dec. 18, 2022.
York Regional Police tactical are spotted outside the scene of the shooting in Vaughan, Ontario, on Dec. 18, 2022. AP
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The rate of death per person by firearm is far lower than in the US, which has more lax gun laws.

A 2021 analysis by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said Canada’s rate of firearm homicides is 0.5 per 100,000 people, versus the United States’ rate of 4.12.

With Post wires