Condolences and messages of support started to trickle in on social media hours after two people, including a police officer, were killed and multiple others were injured in shootings across the Greater Toronto Area.
Condolences and messages of support started to trickle in on social media hours after two people, including a police officer, were killed and multiple others were injuredAccording to police, two people were first shot in Mississauga. One of the two victims was Toronto police Const. Andrew Hong, who was fatally shot while on a lunch break from a training exercise. The other individual was taken to a trauma centre.
The same suspect is believed to be responsible for both incidents. Hours later, Hamilton police said the suspect had been shot and killed.The shootings all occurred within the span of four hours, leaving multiple communities reeling from the violence. Police hadn’t even cleared the crime scenes before flowers began to appear in memory of those who lost their lives.
“Like all Ontarians, I’m horrified by today’s senseless violence, including the killing of a Toronto police officer,” Ford said in a tweet. Toronto Mayor John Tory extended his thoughts to Const. Hong's family, friends and the entire Toronto Police Service, who he says is "grieving right now after the loss of one of their own."
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