08-04-2005, 02:30 PM
Man dead, 4-year-old boy wounded in shootings
HENRY STANCU
STAFF REPORTER
One man was killed as six people were shot, including a 4-year-old boy, in two incidents in northwest Toronto last night.
"God, what's this world coming to when these guys are shooting at little kids?" a woman asked in disbelief after three adults and the youngster were sprayed with bullets in a drive-by shooting on Driftwood Court, near Jane St. and Finch Ave. W., at about 10 p.m. Two men were later questioned after two handguns were seized.
About two hours earlier, a 24-year-old man died from a gunshot wound to the head when a barbecue turned violent on John Garland Blvd., near Martin Grove Rd. and Finch Ave. W. A second man, a friend of the victim, was shot in the leg.
Police were looking for four men who fled in a compact car.
The slain man, a construction worker who a friend said lived in Mississauga, was with a group of about eight people at a barbecue at the townhouse complex.
Residents heard seven to 10 gunshots in rapid succession following a shouting match.
Police found numerous shell casings on the street.
The deceased, known as John, was pronounced dead on the scene. He is Toronto's 39th homicide victim of the year.
His friend was listed in serious but stable condition in hospital.
As police were searching for suspects and questioning witnesses at that shooting, two men in a slow-moving vehicle opened fire on a group of people outside the Driftwood Court townhouse.
A 4-year-old boy was struck by two bullets; a man and two women were also shot.
Dozens of people stood behind police lines watching in shock as ambulance attendants treated the four victims in the front yard of the Driftwood townhouse.
The boy and a 59-year-old woman, shot in the leg, were taken to Humber River Regional Hospital's York-Finch site.
The child was later transferred to Sick Kids hospital, where he was in critical condition last night. One of the two bullets that struck him in the legs travelled to his stomach, police said.
A 20-year-old man was taken to Sunnybrook hospital with a back wound and a 36-year-old woman was taken to William Osler Hospital with a leg injury.
With files from Amy Brown-Bowers
HENRY STANCU
STAFF REPORTER
One man was killed as six people were shot, including a 4-year-old boy, in two incidents in northwest Toronto last night.
"God, what's this world coming to when these guys are shooting at little kids?" a woman asked in disbelief after three adults and the youngster were sprayed with bullets in a drive-by shooting on Driftwood Court, near Jane St. and Finch Ave. W., at about 10 p.m. Two men were later questioned after two handguns were seized.
About two hours earlier, a 24-year-old man died from a gunshot wound to the head when a barbecue turned violent on John Garland Blvd., near Martin Grove Rd. and Finch Ave. W. A second man, a friend of the victim, was shot in the leg.
Police were looking for four men who fled in a compact car.
The slain man, a construction worker who a friend said lived in Mississauga, was with a group of about eight people at a barbecue at the townhouse complex.
Residents heard seven to 10 gunshots in rapid succession following a shouting match.
Police found numerous shell casings on the street.
The deceased, known as John, was pronounced dead on the scene. He is Toronto's 39th homicide victim of the year.
His friend was listed in serious but stable condition in hospital.
As police were searching for suspects and questioning witnesses at that shooting, two men in a slow-moving vehicle opened fire on a group of people outside the Driftwood Court townhouse.
A 4-year-old boy was struck by two bullets; a man and two women were also shot.
Dozens of people stood behind police lines watching in shock as ambulance attendants treated the four victims in the front yard of the Driftwood townhouse.
The boy and a 59-year-old woman, shot in the leg, were taken to Humber River Regional Hospital's York-Finch site.
The child was later transferred to Sick Kids hospital, where he was in critical condition last night. One of the two bullets that struck him in the legs travelled to his stomach, police said.
A 20-year-old man was taken to Sunnybrook hospital with a back wound and a 36-year-old woman was taken to William Osler Hospital with a leg injury.
With files from Amy Brown-Bowers
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