The three gunmen who opened fireplace at a Scarborough pub earlier this month “appeared young, professional [and] calm,” Coun. Michael Thompson stated, citing his conversations with victims.
“[They were] in no hurry, shot up the restaurant and then left without saying not one word,” Thompson stated, talking 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 fireplace indiscriminately. No one was killed however 12 folks had been injured. The suspects fled and stay excellent.
Seven folks had been shot and 5 had been injured by damaged glass and different particles, Thompson stated. He stated he is met with 4 of the victims who had been shot, who informed him the gunmen had been armed with assault rifles and handguns.
A TTC bus driver was shot six occasions in his leg and groin, Thompson stated. Another sufferer who was shot can’t use his arms for the subsequent six weeks.
“Ordinary people were subjected to trauma,” Thompson stated.
TTC spokesperson Stuart Green stated he was not aware of a bus driver being injured within the capturing.
No new data on capturing, police say
In an electronic mail to CBC Toronto on Wednesday, Toronto police stated that they had no new details about the capturing.
Speaking Wednesday, Thompson stated 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 stated that he’d heard from constituents that the capturing was associated to a tow truck business turf warfare. Police and CBC Toronto haven’t confirmed any connection.
The capturing occurred throughout a celebration on the pub’s opening evening, Thompson stated. The pub was a “dream project” for the homeowners who spent two-and-a-half years renovating the area.
“The owners are devastated, they’re in shock,” he stated. “They have no idea why their establishment was targeted.”
Thompson requested anybody with details about the capturing to contact police or depart an nameless 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 stated.
