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SIU Says There’s No Grounds to Charge Officer Who Killed Shooter at Vaughan Condo

Ontario’s police oversight agency says an officer who fatally shot a man who had killed five people at a condominium building should not face criminal charges. In a news release Monday, the Special Investigations Unit says director Joseph Martino has determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe the York Regional Police officer committed a…


York Police Identify 1 of 2 Suspects in Vaughan Mall Robbery

York Regional Police (YRP) has identified one of two suspects who allegedly drove through a shopping mall in Vaughan, Ont., in a case of “break, enter, and theft.” Investigators with the YRP have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a 19-year-old man involved in the robbery at a retail store in Vaughan Mills mall, police said…


Remembering the Lives Lost in the Vaughan Condo Shooting Rampage

The five people killed after a 73-year-old man went on a shooting rampage at his Toronto-area condo are being remembered as kind community members who were loved by their families. Police have said Francesco Villi, who was involved in a lengthy dispute with his condo board, killed three board members and two of their partners on…


Estranged Daughters of Condo Gunman Say He Was ‘Abusive Husband and Father’

The gunman in a Toronto-area condo shooting rampage was a “controlling and abusive husband and father” who was estranged from his children, his three daughters say in a statement. Francesco Villi killed five people—three condo board members and their partners—in a shooting at his Vaughan, Ont., highrise Sunday night, police say. Three daughters of the…


Candlelight Vigil Planned for Victims of Toronto-Area Condo Shooting

A candlelight vigil is expected to take place tonight for the victims of a Toronto-area condo shooting. York Regional Police say five people were killed and one woman seriously injured Sunday night when a 73-year-old gunman went on a shooting rampage in his Vaughan, Ont., condo building before he was shot dead by police. The…


Police Identify Victims of Vaughan Condo Shooting

The York Regional Police (YRP) have identified the five victims shot dead in a condo in Vaughan, Ontario, on Dec. 18. A Dec. 20 press release from the YRP said the victims are: Rita Camilleri, 57 (condo board member) Naveed Dada, 59 (condo board member) Russell Manock, 75 (condo board member) Helen Manock, 71 (resident) Vittorio…


‘We’re Gonna Stick Together’: Ontario Condo Residents Help Each Other After Shooting

Residents of a condominium complex north of Toronto are coming together to support one another after five people were killed in a shooting at one of its buildings. Patricia Acara said she has been been checking in daily with residents and staff at her Vaughan, Ont., complex since Sunday night’s shooting, which ended with the…


Alleged Toronto-Area Condo Shooter Believed Board Conspired to Murder Him: Docs

A 73−year−old man suspected of gunning down five people at a condominium north of Toronto had a lengthy history of threatening members of the building’s board and believed they had a conspiracy to “systematically murder” him, court documents and online posts indicate. York Regional Police said Francesco Villi killed three condo board members and two…


Resident at Vaughan Condo Says Suspect in Deadly Shooting Had Dispute With Board Members

VAUGHAN, Ont.–A resident at the condominium in Vaughan where a fatal shooting on Dec. 18 left six dead including the suspect, said the alleged shooter had disputes with members of the condo board.A mong the dead are three members of the condo’s board. At around 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 18, the York Regional Police (YRP)…


Six Dead, Including Suspect, After Shooting in Vaughan, Ont.

Five victims and one suspect are dead following a shooting at a condominium in Vaughan city, just north of Toronto, the York Regional Police department said. Another victim is hospitalized in a serious condition, police said in a statement early on Monday. The police were called to a residential building located on Jane Street, north…