Six dead, including suspect, after shooting in Canada

Reuters :
Five victims and one suspect are dead following a shooting at a condominium in Canada’s Vaughan city, just north of Toronto, the York Regional Police department said.
Another victim is hospitalised 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 of Rutherford Road, on Sunday evening for a report of an “active male shooter who had shot several victims.”
The suspect was shot after an interaction with police and pronounced deceased at the scene, according to the police.
An investigation is active and ongoing, the police said in the statement, adding that there is no further threat to public safety. Details on the motive were not immediately provided.
York police chief Jim MacSween said attending officers were met with a “horrendous scene”, with numerous deceased victims found in different flats of the building.
Mr MacSween said there was no ongoing threat to the public, and York police said those evacuated could return to their homes.
While it has fewer mass shootings than neighbour the US, Canada has recently seen an increase in gun violence prompting recent legislation to ban handguns.

In May 2020 Canada banned 1,500 types of military-grade or assault-style firearms after a gunman disguised as a policeman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia.