3 people dead, including gunman, after shooting in Toronto office space: police

The gunman who killed a man and a woman is among the deceased after a triple shooting inside an office space near a daycare and a school in North York on Monday afternoon, according to police.

The gunman who killed a man and a woman is among the deceased after a triple shooting inside an office space near a daycare and a school in North York on Monday afternoon, according to police.

The incident happened in the lobby of a building near Don Mills and Mallard roads, south of York Mills Road.

Toronto police said they were called to that area shortly before 3:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting.

Speaking with the media at the scene on Monday evening, Det.-Sgt. Alan Bartlett, of the Homicide and Missing Persons Unit, said that officers entered a building and located two males and a female, adding that the shooter is believed to be among the deceased.

"We're still in the process of notifying next of kin," he said, adding it's too early to say what relationship may have existed between the three individuals.

Bartlett said they believe that an altercation took place inside "some sort of financial transaction" business prior to shots being fired.