A shooting in the Eaton Centre food court has left one dead and seven othersinju

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Christopher Husbands :

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hhhhmmmmm.......they were together at the Food Court !

after all that shooting and chaos, he turned himself in, why not give the police a run for their money...  christopher husband... leeme see if he deh pon facebook or twitter!

i read it was somalian ppl.

SN just report that the shooter is Guyanese

who is SN>?

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Guyanese man charged in fatal Toronto mall shootingBy Stabroek editor | 0 Comments | Local | Monday, June 4, 2012

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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.”
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.

The man charged with murder after opening fire inside the Eaton Centre on Saturday wasn't even supposed to be out in public.

Police confirmed Monday that Christopher Husbands, 23, was under house arrest when he allegedly shot and killed a man in the mall's food court around 6:20 p.m. while hundreds of shoppers were dining.

"At the time of the shooting he was charged and on house arrest conditions not to be outside of his residence," said Det.-Sgt. Brian Borg, the lead investigator in the case.

Police believe the victim, Ahmed Hassan, 24, of Toronto, was the only intended target. He died at the scene.

Husbands, who turned himself in with his lawyer early Monday, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder.

He was slated to be in court at Old City Hall Monday afternoon.

In a phone interview with CityNews, the suspect's father, Richard, said he believes his son fell in with the wrong crowd after arriving in Toronto from Guyana back in 2000.

Aside from the fatality, seven others were injured, including a 23-year-old man who remains in critical condition after being shot several times and Connor Stevenson, 13, who was shot in the head. The boy is in serious but stable condition and was placed in an induced coma by doctors on Monday.

A pregnant woman was also injured after being trampled during the panic after gunshots rang out.

The other injured people have been released from hospital.

At a news conference Monday, police said Husbands was known to them, but wouldn't comment on a motive despite media reports that gang activity played a role.

"I do not believe this is a gang-motivated homicide," Borg said.

Police also said they believe Husbands was the only shooter, and confirmed they are not searching for any other suspects.

Mayor Rob Ford attended the news conference and stressed that the shooting was an isolated incident that shouldn't tarnish the city's reputation.

"It's been a terrible couple days, but this is the safest city in the world," Ford said. "I encourage people to come to this city, to go out, stay at our hotels, eat at our restaurants, go to our museums."

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