12 August 2020

Homicide #41/2020

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Homicide is investigating after John Wheeler, 45, of Toronto, was shot while waiting for a ride to work outside an apartment building in Scarborough on Danforth Road near Eglinton Avenue East around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Wheeler was standing outside the building when two suspects approached him and shot him in the back. The suspects then fled the scene in a dark-coloured SUV that police said was driven by a woman.
RELATED: Homicide #25/2020
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with Second Degree Murder
Let's drill down a little...
Of Canada's two million "licensed" gun owners... 0.00555% used their firearm to murder someone.

On the other hand, in 2005, 64% of accused murderers had a prior criminal record, including 6% for homicide.