Toronto police investigating fatal shooting at Etobicoke banquet hall
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One person has died after shots were fired Friday night during an event at a banquet hall in Etobicoke.
One person has died after shots were fired Friday night during an event at a banquet hall in Etobicoke.
Shortly after 9:30 p.m. Toronto police were called to an industrial area in Rexdale, near Highway 27 and Steeles Avenue West, for reports of gunshots.
At the scene, investigators said learned that there was victim at a hospital with stab wounds and that “it’s related to whatever happened at the banquet hall,” Const. Laura Brabant told CP24. That victim's injuries are life-threatening.
“And then sometime during all of this investigation, officers arrested one person and recovered a firearm,” said Brabant, who could not confirm where the arrest was made and where the firearm was found.
It not known at this point if anyone was injured inside the banquet hall.
Police at the scene later told CP24 that 10 to 15 shots were fired and are canvassing area hospitals for possible shooting victims.
A tweet posted by police at 12:42 a.m. Saturday confirmed that one person died of their injuries in hospital.
