Four people are SHOT at the Raptors NBA victory parade sending swathes of the two million fans who packed Toronto streets fleeing in terror before police take three suspects into custody Four people were shot following Monday's victory parade in Toronto, celebrating the Raptors' first NBA title As police told the Daily Mail, both victims sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries Three suspects have been arrested and two firearms were recovered, according to police Raptors fans began lining up along the route for Monday's victory parade on Sunday evening following the team's six-game NBA Finals win over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors The parade started at 10am ET at Exhibition Place's Princes' Gates and ended at Nathan Phillips Square, where a post-parade rally was held. The shooting took place near the square, causing hundreds or thousands to flee Prior to the shooting, mayor John Tory declared Monday 'We The North' day to honor the team Both rapper Drake and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended Monday's parade with the team Trudeau, Toronto Mayor John Tory, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the Raptors players remained on stage while the ceremony was briefly interrupted. The incident occurred near the end of Monday's festivities By ALEX RASKIN SPORTS NEWS EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and REUTERS and ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED: 09:08 EDT, 17 June 2019 | UPDATED: 19:40 EDT, 17 June 2019 +61 People take cover after reports of shots fired in the area where crowds gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to celebrate the Toronto Raptors NBA title Four people were shot at a rally following the Raptors' championship parade in Toronto on Monday. Police told DailyMail.com two victims sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries. Three suspects have been arrested and two firearms were recovered, according to police. +61 Police and spectators run as crowds scattered after reports of shots fired near Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square +61 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (pictured), Toronto Mayor John Tory, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the Raptors players remained on stage while the ceremony was briefly interrupted +61 Two people were shot following Monday's victory parade in Toronto, celebrating the Raptors' first NBA title. As police told the Daily Mail, both victims sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries The day had been peaceful, with as many as two million spectators packing the streets of Toronto to celebrate the Raptors' six-game NBA Finals win over the Golden State Warriors. The festivities began at 10am and ended with the rally at Nathan Phillips Square at 12:30. It was there, at Bay St. and Albert St., that the shots were fired, prompting thousands of fans to flee the scene in terror. Police quickly located the victims and took three people into custody. Two firearms were found, and the Toronto Police are continuing to investigate the incident. A parade spectator named Gelek Besthairtsang had been filming the rally from above Nathan Phillips Square when he noticed a surge of people running away from the crowd. '[People] have been running from the back of the stage for some reason,' he tweeted. 'hope everyone's safe.' Mike Mudidi said he was enjoying the celebrations when he heard screams behind him that someone had pulled out a gun. He said he froze as people started running in all directions. 'I just grabbed my buddies' hands and ran,' he said, noting he was startled but otherwise OK. Raptors fan Eleanor Simmons described the scene to Vice. 'People were trying to get into buildings but they couldn't because of all the revolving doors and smashing into each other.' Everyone started lining up in an organized way to get through the doors, one at a time. It worked and people were able to get inside. 'I've never felt like I was going to get shot before. It's not something I know how to process. I've never been so scared in my life.' +61 First responders attend to an injured person after shots were fired during the Toronto Raptors NBA basketball championship victory celebration near Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto +61 The day had been peaceful, with as many as two million spectators packing the streets of Toronto to celebrate the Raptors' six-game NBA Finals win over the Golden State Warriors. The festivities began at 10am and ended with a rally at Nathan Phillips Square at 12:30. It was there that the shots were fired, prompting thousands of fans to flee the scene +61 Three suspects have been arrested and two firearms were recovered, according to police. Police have not announced any of the circumstances surrounding the incident +61 Even while Justin Trudeau celebrate the Raptors' NBA title on stage, thousands in Nathan Phillips Square still trying to figure out what had just occurred. Ultimately police announced that four people were shot, and two more were taken into custody +61 Police barricade the street as first responders arrive after shots were fired during the Toronto Raptors NBA basketball championship victory celebration near Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto +61 While hundreds, or even thousands of fans fled in terror, most the of people packing the 12-acre Nathan Phillips Square did not seem to react to the gunshots. In fact, the final speeches at the Raptors' rally went on as planned following the incident +61 The Toronto Police quickly set up a barricade around crime scene while first responders tended to one of the four victims +61 An ambulance arrives to the scene after shots were fired during the Toronto Raptors NBA basketball championship parade +61 Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau poses for a selfie with a Toronto Raptors fan before Monday's shooting The crowd, estimated to be up to two million by Mike Bartlett, head of community affairs and events with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, is remarkable considering that Toronto has a population of 2.93 million, although the greater-Toronto area population is closer to 6 million. The procession began with Raptors guard Kyle Lowry holding the Larry O'Brien trophy atop one of five double-decker buses while Kawhi Leonard enjoyed a cigar with his NBA Finals MVP trophy in the back of another. Leonard, a New Balance spokesman, was wearing a shirt from the apparel company that reads, 'Board Man Gets Paid,' which is a reference to his famously even-keeled demeanor. The Raptors forward will be a free agent this summer, and some have speculated he could sign with the Clippers in his native Los Angeles or even the Brooklyn Nets. +61 Trudeau was seen slapping fives with fans and interacting with players before the shooting At one point Leonard's three-year-old daughter Kaliyah could be seen napping in the top of one of the buses alongside the former San Diego State star and his girlfriend, the girl's mother, Kishele Shipley. Naturally, Toronto native and Raptors 'global ambassador' Drake was along for the ride, and was seen partying with Leonard and his mother. Perhaps more surprisingly, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau even joined the parade, albeit briefly. Trudeau was seen slapping fives with fans and interacting with players before the shooting. It's not quite clear what his proximity to the square was at the time of the incident. Streets were closed off to accommodate the convoy carrying the Raptors, and three subway stations were also closed due to overcrowding on the street level. Enthusiastic fans festooned the streets of Toronto wearing red, purple, black and white. A few fans climbed atop of bus stops and the arches of Nathan Phillips Square, but were asked by police to come down. As crowds swelled along the streets, several people were put on stretchers due to dehydration. Dancers, security guards and the organizers were seen handing out water to the fans, who continued to throng streets leading up to the square. The Snowbirds, an aerobatic flight demonstration team of the Royal Canadian Air Forces, soared over the skies of Toronto to join the festivities. +61 Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard, left to right, smokes a cigar holding his playoffs MVP trophy as he celebrates with rapper Drake. Leonard's mother Kim Robertson is pictured, right +61 Raptors fans were encouraged Kawhi Leonard to re-sign with the team after winning a title in his first season in Toronto
Wait, I thought Toronto had strict gun control laws? How can this happen? Maybe Rear_Ender can explain after he’s done felching Tony Stark
If gotten illegally, I wonder where the gun(s) came from... And do you really want to compare (mass) shooting incidents between our two countries? Is that really a door you want to open?
That's not the Canadian way. Of course, no one ever said that Rear-Ender was a real Canadian. I am pretty sure that he thinks that Saskatchewan and Newfoundland are shit-hole countries.
We must open doors and build bridges, illegal immigration is our strength. Open Borders Warren 2020!!!!!
2 million people or so estimated to have been there and 1 idiot with a gun shows his ass. Does not mean anything.
Really? I thought your issues were mostly home-grown. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...-photographer-tom-fox/?utm_term=.f2eaf10dc7fc