Three shootings over the last few days, do you feel safe in Toronto?

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More violence.

One person is dead following a stabbing in downtown Toronto, police have confirmed.
It happened on McGill Street, in the Yonge and Gerrard streets area, shortly before 9:30 p.m.
According to police, the victim was talking with someone outside a residence on the street when they were approached by a third person who stabbed the victim.
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A Toronto police cruiser is pictured in this file photo. (CP24/Tom Podolec)



He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries, paramedics said, where he later died.
His age was not immediately provided.
No suspect information has been provided by police.
Homicide detectives have been called in.

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TORONTO – Toronto city councillor Giorgio Mammoliti believes a turf war is behind the recent rash of violent shootings in the city and suggests it is time to call in the army for help.
“We have a well established federal reserve, an army perhaps, that can come in and help the police in these circumstances,” Mammoliti told reporters Tuesday evening at the scene of a fatal shooting in west-end Toronto.
“They have the tools. They have more tools than the police department has to be able to track people down and treat them as the terrorists that they are.”
The councillor’s comments come after a man was shot to death around 5 p.m. Tuesday evening in the city’s Rexdale neighbourhood.
No arrests have been made, but police are searching for a black car they say was spotted leaving the area northbound.
Although police have not indicated the crime is gang related, Mammoliti believes it is linked to a turf war that has taken over the city.
“A few weeks ago there was sporadic shots being heard in this area. After discussion with our 31 Division, we did get briefed that things could be bad and that they were anticipating that these kinds of events would take place,” Mammoliti told reporters.
“We have our own terrorists. They are homegrown terrorists and they’re here and they’re called drug dealers. And they’re on our streets.”
READ MORE: Rash of shootings, stabbings ‘a blip’ says Toronto police chief
Since Friday, there have been at least six shootings in the city, including a fatal drive–by in the downtown core on Friday afternoon.
Three people were also hospitalized after a shooting near a baby shower on Eglinton Avenue West on Saturday night.
Police Chief Mark Saunders remarked last weekend the violence is an outlier in an otherwise safe city.
“Toronto is one of the, if not the safest city in North America, so it’s a blip. We have these blips. We have these weekends,” Saunders said on Sunday.
VIDEO: Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders reacts to recent crime wave
Still, Mammoliti believes the violence is part of a larger problem the city and federal officials need to address.
“Not sure if people remember this but a number of years ago there was roundup, so to speak, of drug dealers. They were put in jail,” he said.
“They are out now and it’s a turf war going on in the City of Toronto.”
Mammoliti maintains the police department is doing all it can to stem the violence but more resources are needed.
“Let’s figure out what the federal government has in the way of tools to be able to help us,” he said.
“It may or may not be the army, I don’t know. But certainly, our particular police force is doing what they can under the circumstances.”

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SEND IN THE ARMY!

LOL, oh Toronto.

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Lol.

Btw I love York region

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So tell me......do I keep an eye on refugees that are landing on our canadian forces bases or do I get called out to Toronto......Trudeau you need to make up your mind....lol

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It's a shit show.

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A whole bunch easier to dismiss the violence when it's criminal on criminal, in this case, victim could not be more removed from that part of society, what a waste. R.I.P.


The victim of a fatal stabbing in the city’s downtown core last night has been identified as a 39-year-old cancer researcher and adjunct professor at Ryerson University.
The stabbing happened outside a home on McGill Street, near Yonge and Gerrard streets, shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
Police said the victim, identified Wednesday as Mark Ernsting, was speaking with someone on the street when he was approached by a third person and stabbed.



Mark Ernsting is pictured in this 2012 photo from his Facebook page. (Facebook)



Police tape marks the scene as police investigate a fatal stabbing on McGill Street near Yonge and Gerrard streets Wednesday December 16, 2015.

He was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition, where he later died.
On its Twitter page Wednesday, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research confirmed that Ernsting was an employee.
“We are deeply saddened at the passing of Mark Ernsting - a talented researcher and terrific person. Our thoughts are with his loved ones,” the organization said.
According to a video posted on the OICR website, Ernsting was a senior biomedical engineer in the institute’s drug discovery program and was working on nano technology to better deliver tumor-targeting drugs.
In addition to that Ernsting also worked as a adjunct professor with the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science at Ryerson University.
"Those who knew and worked with Mark said he was a wonderful colleague and an excellent researcher. At Ryerson, he worked with graduate students in our electrical and computer engineering department and collaborated on research with faculty member," Interim President Mohamed Lachemi said in a statement. "We are deeply saddened by this senseless, tragic event."
A post shared to Facebook by a friend described Ernsting as “funny, kind, and brilliant” and said he left behind a partner who was ‘the love of his life.’
“This is so incredibly pointless. What a waste. What a loss,” friend Randy Smith wrote.
Toronto police said Wednesday that a suspect in the murder was arrested at the scene of an unrelated incident near Summerhill Avenue and Yonge Street, about an hour after the stabbing.
Calvin Michael Nimoh, 21, has been charged with second-degree murder.
So far, police have not described a possible motive in the killing.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mayor John Tory showed up at the crime scene to leave flowers near the site where Ernsting was attacked.
Anyone with information about the case is being asked to get in touch with investigators.

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More sad news this am, victim of the Path system stabbing has passed away.

The victim in a Dec. 11 stabbing attack at a Shoppers Drug Mart in the underground PATH system has died of her injuries in hospital, police say.
The victim's identity has not yet been released by police.
Rohinie Bisesar, 40, has been charged in connection with the stabbing.

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From an online article.


"number of shootings involving injury or death are up 60 per cent while the number of shootings that did not result in an injury are up a staggering 77 per cent."

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My wife worked tangentially with the Shopper's stabber Rohinie. Apparently she wasn't quite right in the head; very critical, cold yet professional.
RIP to the innocent victims.