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RSS FeedsMayor John Tory calls for swift justice in `despicable´ shooting of two girls in Scarborough
(The Star Environment)

 
 

15 june 2018 20:08:40

 
Mayor John Tory calls for swift justice in `despicable´ shooting of two girls in Scarborough
(The Star Environment)
 


Mayor John Tory called those responsible for the shooting of two young sisters in Scarborough on Thursday “despicable,” and said he expects police to bring the suspects to justice quickly.“Today two young girls woke up in SickKids Hospital, the victims of a totally unacceptable act of gun violence,” Tory told reporters in his city hall office Friday. “Those who would fire into a playground . . . full of kids playing with so little care don’t deserve to be among us here in the society that we are building.”READ MORE:Police release photos of vehicle connected to shootingTwo children shot on playgroundThe shooting happened around 5 p.m. in the Alton Towers community of Scarborough near McCowan Rd. and McNicoll Ave. It was reported that seven shots were fired into a playground area where 11 children were playing. The two sisters, ages 5 and 9, were the only ones injured. They were shot in the ankle and abdomen respectively and remain in hospital in non-life threatening condition.Tory said Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders has assured him they are doing everything possible to arrest those responsible. Saunders said Thursday the two girls were obviously not the intended targets, calling those responsible “cowards.”“You will be caught, you will face the full weight of the justice system and you will not terrorize our city and our neighbourhoods that are within in,” Tory said Friday.The mayor cautioned against alarmist rhetoric surrounding the recent uptick in shootings, noting that Toronto is still one of the safest cities in North America. And he had strong words for Toronto Police Association president Mike McCormack, who used the shooting to question Tory’s leadership.“I found it very regrettable the almost obscene haste with which he moved to politicize this issue,” Tory said.The mayor noted said they are currently in the process of hiring 200 more police officers this year. And he ...


 
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