2018 Toronto shooting | |
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Location of shooting in Toronto | |
Location | Greektown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates | 43°40′40″N 79°21′6″W / 43.67778°N 79.35167°W |
Date | July 22, 2018 10 p.m. (UTC−04:00) |
Target | Pedestrians |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapons | .40-caliber Smith & Wesson M&P semi-automatic pistol[1][2] |
Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 13 |
Perpetrator | Faisal Hussain[3] |
Motive | Undetermined[4] |
A mass shooting occurred on Danforth Avenue in the Greektown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the night of July 22, 2018.[5] Faisal Hussain killed two people and wounded thirteen using a Smith & Wesson M&P .40-calibre handgun.[2][3] He died by suicide after a shootout with Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers.[6] Despite a year long investigation, authorities were unable to determine a motive for the shooting. They noted that Hussain had mental health issues and a long time obsession with violence.[7]