A birthday party was full on in an Etobicoke townhouse until around 3 a.m. when three men dressed in black arrived at the townhouse. One of the three open fired and according to neighbours they heard approximately 10 gun shots. The men were looking for a specific person, and one started firing to try to hit the person he was looking for. The people in the party ran out of the house, and they ran through the back door of the house. Six people were injured, and three people were in critical condition. Four of the six managed to escape, and two found their way to the St.Joseph's Health Centre. One man got shot in the face and was transferred to the Sunnybrook hospital. Two others showed up later at other hospitals. When ambulances arrived at the scene, they found two other injured men, one shot in the back and the other in the leg. Five of the victims are men in their 20s; police have not released the age of the sixth injured person. Police didn't confirm if the violence was gang-related or if it was connected to other recent shootings.
In my opinion, this looks like a person who had beef with another person and rounded up two of his friends then did this. In the article it said that there were three shootings in less than 2 weeks in the western part of Toronto. It is hard to say whether or not there is a solution to this. There are things called neighbourhood watchings, but personally I don't think it takes that much effect on the neighbourhood itself. Crime happens, you can't stop it. Not everyone is going to go by the law, and I think that these shootings are one of those things that the police should simply let go. If they want to find a solution, then they should have tighter security in the western part of Toronto.
It's just really disappointing to see this kind of violence happen into Toronto. Sure, they were looking for a specific person, but they put many peoples lives on the line. Look at the result, a man was shot in the face, and many were injured. I honestly think the police are going to need to deal with this. People in Toronto shouldn't just be able to walk into someone's house and just start firing shots hoping it hits the person they are looking for. Something needs to be done about gun violence, because many innocent people were at risk.
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