The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the York Regional Police (YRP) are investigating a deadly shooting at a condominium in Vaughan, Ontario, where six have been pronounced dead, including the suspect.
Police arrived at the condo at 9235 Jane Street, near Rutherford Road, at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 18, in response report of a shooting in progress. The 73-year-old male suspect was reported deceased after an interaction with the police, according to the SIU, an independent agency that oversees police-involved incidents in which someone is killed or injured.
YRP will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. on Dec. 19 to provide updates on the incident.
“We are working to confirm the identities of the victims and ensure next of kin are notified. We hope to have that information ready to release for 2 p.m.,” the YRP said on social media.
An autopsy is scheduled for Dec. 20. Five victims were found deceased on site, while a sixth person was taken to hospital.
Four investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case. One subject official has been designated so far.
Jim MacSween, head of the York Regional Police Force, described the shooting as “a horrendous scene.”
“Right now we just offer our sincere condolences to the victims’ families,” he said in a press conference held outside of the condo building in the hours immediately after the shooting.