‘People should feel safe downtown,’ chief says after four men shot in Kensington

Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders says “folks should feel safe downtown” after four men have been injured in a capturing in Kensington Market late Sunday night time, the most recent in a string of gun-related incidents in town. Saunders made the feedback when visiting the scene of a capturing close to Augusta Avenue and Faculty Avenue. Police had been referred to as to the scene for experiences of gunshots shortly earlier than 10:30 p.m. Sunday night time. Four male victims had been shot, Saunders mentioned. One sufferer was taken to hospital in critical situation, whereas three others have been taken to a unique hospital with less-serious accidents. Saunders mentioned police arrived on the scene lower than one minute after the primary 911 calls as a result of extra officers had been deployed to the neighbourhood in the wake of Saturday’s deadly capturing in the busy leisure district. “We had this space extremely saturated with officers,” Saunders instructed reporters. Regardless of two brazen shootings in busy areas over the vacation weekend, Saunders mentioned residents should feel safe being out and about downtown. “Individuals should feel safe downtown and I’ll stand by that,” he mentioned. Four folks have been injured in the capturing close to Augusta Avenue and Faculty Avenue late Sunday night time. (Tony Smyth/CBC) In the meantime, investigators are searching for assist from witnesses, or anybody with surveillance footage or dashboard digicam video, to come back ahead. “The attraction is that if anybody was right here, if anybody noticed something, to please contact us or name Crime Stoppers and provides that data that we’re desperately searching for,” Saunders mentioned. Augusta Avenue remained closed from Nassau Avenue to Oxford Avenue Monday morning for the police investigation. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/people-should-feel-safe-downtown-chief-says-after-four-men-shot-in-kensington-1.4730856?cmp=rss