Guyanese man charged in fatal Toronto mall shooting
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| Monday, June 4, 2012
Canadian media are reporting that Guyana-born Christopher Husbands, 23, has been charged with the Eaton Centre shooting, in which one man died and six persons were injured. He is to appear in court today.
Toronto police said today that Husbands who was born in Guyana and migrated to Toronto in 2000, has been arrested. According to the Toronto Star Police sent a Twitter message at 7 a.m. to announce the arrest and have scheduled a news conference for 2 p.m. to provide details.
The report said that word came 36 hours after the crowded downtown mall erupted in pandemonium as a man opened fire in a food court, killing one man and wounding six other people.
“Whether this is a gang-motivated shooting has not been definitely determined,†Det. Sgt. Brian Borg, the lead homicide investigator of the case, said Sunday.
“It is being closely looked at, given that at least one of the victims has known gang associations.â€
Police believe a 23-year-old man in hospital in critical condition, with bullet wounds to his neck and chest, may have had gang ties.
The dead man, 24-year-old Ahmed Hassan, was known to police, authorities said.
He died when the gunman opened fire around 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
A 13-year-old boy remains in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his head but was improving, police said on Sunday.
Four others injured by gunshots were treated and released from hospital.
A seventh person, a pregnant woman apparently knocked over in the panic, spent the night at St. Michael’s Hospital when she went into labour, but the pains stopped and she was released Sunday, the Toronto Star report said.