5 dead and suspect killed in ‘horrendous’ condo shooting outside Toronto

Six people, including the suspect, are dead after a shooting at a condominium just outside Toronto on Sunday night.

Police were called to a residential building in the city of Vaughan, just north of Toronto, at around 7:20 p.m. ET Sunday for reports of an active shooter who had shot several people, York Regional Police said in a news release.

At least five people were killed, while a sixth victim was taken to hospital in serious condition following the deadly shooting, police said.

The suspect, who has only been identified as a male, was killed during an “interaction” with officers, police said. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, which investigates incidents of death or serious injury involving police, has been notified, it said.

York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween described the scene as “horrendous”.

“We offer our sincere condolences to the victims and their families,” he said in a separate statement.

It was not immediately clear what unfolded in the lead-up to the shooting or what any potential motive could be.

MacSween said police believed there was no further threat to public safety.

Agencies