Five people were killed in a shooting at a condominium in a Toronto suburb Sunday night, police said, a "terrible" crime that came amid Canada's efforts to tighten its gun control laws.
After responding to an active shooting call about 7:20 p.m. at the residential building in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, police found a "horrendous scene where numerous victims were deceased," York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween said at a news conference. A male gunman, 73, was shot by an officer during a confrontation and died, the chief said.
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