Shooting reported inside Eaton Centre (Toronto)

[NYC Liberal]

Source: CP24 News

Emergency crews have descended on the Eaton Centre for a reported shooting inside the mall's food court.

Initial reports suggest there may be multiple victims.

The mall is in the process of being evacuated.

Read more: http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120602/120602_Eaton_Centre_Shooting/20120602/?hub=CP24Home

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[NYC Liberal]

1. Updates:

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/208557--reports-of-shooting-inside-eaton-centre

"I heard a mother say, 'my son was shot,'" a man named Sergio told CityNews.

"We were just in the food court when I heard this sound. I turned around and I saw one man firing shots...Within seconds this big guy just fell beside me. I'm not sure if he's dead, but he fell."

Paramedics took one man out of the mall on a stretcher. He was rushed to St. Michael's hospital, where he remains.

A second victim, a woman, was also taken to hospital.

The mall was packed with shoppers at the time of the 6:30 p.m. incident and was later evacuated.

CityLine's Patrick Reynolds was inside the mall with his 13-year-old daughter at the time.

"We were locked inside the store. We were herded to the back and told to get down and turn off the lights," he said.

[uppityperson]

2. What the hell is the matter with people?

[Darth_Kitten]

3. Terrible.....

I was there last year....never felt unsafe.

[Aristus]

4. Shit! I was just there a month ago...

Hope everyone is all right...

[NYC Liberal]

6. I almost went there very shortly before it happened!

I was going to go to the food court there and decided to go elsewhere.

[renate]

7. very glad you're safe!

It's scary to think about how close you came.

How awful for the people who weren't so lucky....

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. One dead, seven injured in shooting at Toronto’s Eaton Centre

TORONTO — Toronto Police say one person has died as a result of a shooting at the Eaton’s Centre in the city’s downtown.

Const. Victor Kwong says the person who died was found without vital signs at the scene.
Kwong says a total of eight victims have been identified as a result of incident with took place just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the mall’s food court.

He says of the surviving victims, two are in critical condition and one has life-threatening injuries.

Kwong says the shooter has not been caught and that police still know very little about what happened.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/02/two-people-taken-out-on-stretchers-after-shots-fired-at-torontos-eaton-centre-report/

[DonCoquixote]

8. I really really hope

This is NOT a copy of the standard American events,
you know, where the person has a thousand right wing books but people say that has nothing to do with it.

Best luck to all!

[DonCoquixote]

9. I can see the Bay is near

aka the really big Canadian dept store for those of us in the US.

That meant this person could have been gloing for a really BIG count.

[Darth_Kitten]

11. The Bay is the south end of the mall.

n/t

[Posteritatis]

12. It looks like it was a (particularly sloppy) targetted killing. (nt)

[dipsydoodle]

10. Fatal shooting at Toronto's Eaton shopping centre

One person has been killed and seven others injured in a shooting at Toronto's main central shopping centre, Canadian police have said.

Witnesses described scenes of panic after gunfire broke out in the food court of the Eaton Centre.

"A herd of people were just running toward us, screaming, running, freaking out," said one shopper.

Police said two of the injured were in a critical condition and warned that they were still hunting the shooter.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18312636