Police Are Responding To A Shooting At Yorkdale Shopping Centre And Here Is Everything We Know
The Toronto Police are currently responding to a reported shooting at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre. The police have confirmed via Twitter that the mall is currently being evacuated.
The Toronto Police have also confirmed that there are multiple suspects and have released their descriptions. The investigation is still ongoing.
Sounds of gunshots @yorkdalestyle Officers have confirmed a discharge in the area. Mall is being evacuated. Avoid the area @TPS32Div 1605887 ^ma
Multiple suspects #1-M/B/20's/black jacket(hoodie)/blue jeans #2-M/Mixed/20's/Skinny/5'9/black handgun. No injuries reported. Witnesses call 416-808-3200 @TPS32Div ^ma https://t.co/63qxJARsGl
Update: Yorkdale Shopping Centre is in lockdown. Nobody being let in. People being assisted to leave. Officers canvassing for witnesses and video from witnesses, mall and stores. No injuries. East side of mall is location of incident. More info to follow #GO1605887 ^sm
Police have reported that the incident occurred in the east side of the mall and that they are currently looking for witnesses. This includes looking through security footage, as well as photos and videos taken on cell phones to help the public identify the suspects.
Trains are currently bypassing Yorkdale Subway station on the TTC due to the ongoing police investigation.
Line 1: Trains are not stopping at Yorkdale due to police activity. Alternate routes: 109 Ranee bus to Lawrence West Station or 29 Dufferin bus to Wilson Station.
The gunshots could be heard on multiple social media stories. Other stories showed workers locked in closets and following safety procedures.
No injuries have been reported as a result of the shooting but the mall will be closed for the remainder of the day Thursday.
Following today’s incident, we will be closed for the rest of the day to allow police to investigate. Yorkdale is secure and we are cooperating with police to safely evacuate the centre. We expect to open as scheduled tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. All questions to: @TPSOperations
Reports of a shooting at Yorkdale. pic.twitter.com/TzlJ9AUCNj
As of Saturday, August 25, Toronto has fallen victim to 273 shootings as gun violence is on the rise in the city. On May 27 of this year, the city had only seen 162 shootings, meaning the past three months of summer there have been 111 shootings in Toronto.