Scarborough crossbow attack

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Scarborough crossbow attack
Location Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date 25 August 2016 (2016-08-25) (UTC+04:00)
Attack type
Shooting
Weapons Crossbow
Deaths 3
Non-fatal injuries
2
Suspected perpetrator
Brett Ryan

Three people were killed in a driveway and garage in the Scarborough section of Toronto on August 25, 2016. A man was stabbed in the neck with a crossbow bolt, another stabbed in the neck with an arrowhead and a woman strangled with a ligature. Whether the weapons that killed the men were fired is unclear.[1] Two other people were injured and a 35-year-old male suspect was arrested.[2][3]

The discovery of a suspicious package in downtown Toronto has been linked to the killings.[2] The package was discovered near a condo building, which has been evacuated, and the chemical biological radiological nuclear team has been called in to investigate.[4]

The suspect in the killings is Brett Ryan, who has a prior conviction for bank robbery.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Woman strangled, 2 men stabbed with crossbow bolt, arrow in Toronto attack: police", by Adam Miller, Global News
  2. ^ a b Rumley, Jonathan (August 25, 2016). "3 dead in apparent crossbow attack in Scarborough". cbc.ca. CBC. Retrieved August 25, 2016. 
  3. ^ "Three people killed in Toronto attack involving crossbow". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved August 25, 2016. 
  4. ^ Janus, Andrea (August 25, 2016). "Police evacuate Queens Quay condo building over suspicious package". cbc.ca. CBC. Retrieved August 25, 2016. 
  5. ^ "Man charged in Toronto crossbow killings is a convicted bank robber". cbc.ca. CBC. Retrieved August 26, 2016.