Child, 11, among dead in city's overnight violence
Jul 22, 2007 07:54 AM
Rachel De Lazzer
Staff Reporter
The death of an 11-year-old boy from a gunshot wound was the first of a string of violent incidents across city streets through Sunday's early morning hours.
Police and paramedics were called to an apartment building on Sheppard Ave. W. near Jane St. just before 1 a.m. where they found the boy, said Duty Officer Dave Viljak with Toronto Emergency Medical Services. He was pronounced dead on scene.
"At this age . . . this is very unusual," Viljak said.
A man in his mid-20s was also shot and killed in an apartment building on Bleecker St. near Bloor St. E. and Parliament St. shortly before 2 a.m., said Staff Sgt. Lorenzo Bressan.
In the city's west end, police are investigating a double stabbing overnight in a room at the Belaire Hotel on Belfied Rd. at Highway 27. Two victims were taken to hospital, said Staff Sgt. Dan Sova. "One guy is going for surgery at (hospital)," he said, adding that the man's stab wounds were very serious. The other was sent to hospital with less serious injuries. Both were stabbed multiple times. He said investigators are interviewing witnesses and have an idea who the suspect is.
Finally, one man was killed after he and another man were shot in the entertainment district near Adelaide St. W. and Duncan St. just before 1 a.m., said Staff Sgt. Ed Lemch. One victim was taken to hospital to be operated on but was later pronounced dead, while the other man was shot in the buttocks and leg. "The suspect took off in a cab eastbound on Adelaide," said Lemch.
Anyone with information about any of the incidents is urged to call police at 416-808-7000 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS.
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