Christie Blatchford: His was one of the cases featured in a 2004 newspaper story about gun violence in the city. The story highlighted examples where people were convicted of serious and weapons offences, but received light sentences
Christie Blatchford: Another bullet in the reputation of Toronto’s Caribbean festival
It appears likely that two innocent bystanders shot along Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival parade route on Saturday, one of whom remains in hospital in critical but stable condition, were struck by Toronto Police bullets.
But the 30-year-old man shot and killed by two officers who frantically shouted at him to put down his gun allegedly had been robbing onlookers in the crowd and was so well-known to police that he was on a list of wanted men given to undercover officers working the parade route.
With information from various sources, Postmedia has put together a partial picture of the chaos that unfolded on Lake Shore Boulevard West shortly after the parade with its costumed dancers and steel bands had passed by, with thousands of revellers still on the wide street. Read More »
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