01 January 2009

Well, that sure didn't take long

So, c'mon now... tell me again how crime stats are plummeting and Toronto is an urban paradise... I DARE YOU...
Two men believed to be in their 20s are in hospital after an early morning shooting at a Danforth Ave. bar.

Shots were fired at Paradise Bar and Billiards, east of Jones Ave., around 3:40 a.m., Toronto Police Staff-Sgt. Brian Redick said.

One man, shot in the head, was taken to hospital in critical condition, while another was treated for a non life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg, Redick said.
So just how many shootings were there in 2008?

You need numbers?

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UPDATE: Oops... looks like I missed one
The first shooting of 2009 came early this Thursday morning in Toronto's west end.

Toronto police Staff Sergeant Dave Gillis told 680News that the event occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning in the parking lot at the Ramada Renaissance on Dixon road.

An 18 year old male victim was shot once in the leg.
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