The three gunmen who opened hearth at a Scarborough pub earlier this month “appeared young, professional [and] calm,” Coun. Michael Thompson acknowledged, citing his conversations with victims.
“[They were] in no hurry, shot up the restaurant and then left without saying not one word,” Thompson acknowledged, speaking at metropolis council on Wednesday. Thompson represents Scarborough Centre, the ward the place the capturing occurred.
The gunmen walked into Piper Arms Pub on March 7 and opened hearth indiscriminately. No one was killed nevertheless 12 people had been injured. The suspects fled and keep glorious.
Seven people had been shot and 5 had been injured by broken glass and completely different particles, Thompson acknowledged. He acknowledged he’s met with 4 of the victims who had been shot, who knowledgeable him the gunmen had been armed with assault rifles and handguns.
A TTC bus driver was shot six events in his leg and groin, Thompson acknowledged. Another sufferer who was shot can’t use his arms for the following six weeks.
“Ordinary people were subjected to trauma,” Thompson acknowledged.
TTC spokesperson Stuart Green acknowledged he was not conscious of a bus driver being injured inside the capturing.
No new information on capturing, police say
In an email correspondence to CBC Toronto on Wednesday, Toronto police acknowledged that they’d no new particulars concerning the capturing.
Speaking Wednesday, Thompson acknowledged there have been “many rumours as to the potential motive for the shooting, including media speculation around the dispute and the tow truck industry.”
Earlier this month, he acknowledged that he’d heard from constituents that the capturing was related to a tow truck enterprise turf warfare. Police and CBC Toronto haven’t confirmed any connection.
The capturing occurred all through a celebration on the pub’s opening night, Thompson acknowledged. The pub was a “dream project” for the householders who spent two-and-a-half years renovating the realm.
“The owners are devastated, they’re in shock,” he acknowledged. “They have no idea why their establishment was targeted.”
Thompson requested anyone with particulars concerning the capturing to contact police or depart an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.
“We have not been cowered by those among us who want to threaten our sense of security and enjoyment of our city,” he acknowledged.
