The three gunmen who opened fire at a Scarborough pub earlier this month “appeared young, professional [and] calm,” Coun. Michael Thompson said, citing his conversations with victims.
“[They were] in no hurry, shot up the restaurant and then left without saying not one word,” Thompson said, 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 fire 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 said. He said 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 said. Another sufferer who was shot can’t use his arms for the next six weeks.
“Ordinary people were subjected to trauma,” Thompson said.
TTC spokesperson Stuart Green said he was not conscious of a bus driver being injured throughout the capturing.
No new knowledge on capturing, police say
In an piece of email to CBC Toronto on Wednesday, Toronto police said that they’d no new particulars in regards to the capturing.
Speaking Wednesday, Thompson said 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 said 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 said. 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 said. “They have no idea why their establishment was targeted.”
Thompson requested anyone with particulars in regards to 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 said.
