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Canada’s biggest city is still reeling from Sunday’s mass shooting. Now we’re learning more about Faisal Hussain — the man behind the deadly attack on the Danforth in Toronto. As Eric Sorensen reports, he was mentally ill, and known to police.

The family of 29-year-old Faisal Hussain, the man named as the suspect in the Danforth shooting, said in a statement Monday that their son was “struggling with severe mental health challenges.”

Three days after the shooting rampage that shook the city of Toronto, people are trying to get back to normal. And as we learn the identity of the youngest victim of the terrible tragedy, questions remain as to the motive and means that set the gunman on his deadly path. Eric Sorensen reports.

Warning: This video contains disturbing language. Discretion is advised. A TDSB teacher who taught Faisal Hussain almost 10 years ago speaks about the alarming statement made by the former student.

Global News is learning more about the gun used by Faisal Hussain. Also, a former instructor who taught Hussain job skills speaks out. Catherine McDonald reports.

Caryn Lieberman has more on the final moments of Faisal Hussain and what he may have been planning.

Global News has learned the gun used in Sunday’s Toronto shooting spree was stolen in Saskatchewan in 2016. Those new details come as a mental health professional says Faisal Hussain was showing marked improvement in her classes. Mike Drolet reports.

Unsealed police documents are offering new insight into the deadly rampage along Toronto’s Danforth Avenue that happened in July. Evidence and witnesses are painting a clearer picture of a deeply disturbed loner who lashed out at innocent people. And as Eric Sorensen reports, Faisal Hussain had a history with police.

The search warrant applications describe Hussain as someone who didn’t have friends and suffered from mental health problems before the shooting that killed two people and injured 13 others. Kamil Karamali has more.

Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders admitted there were ‘gaps and breakdowns’ in the mental health treatment of 29-year-old Faisal Hussain in the lead-up to the Danforth mass shooting, adding that mental health played a “very critical role, unfortunately.”

New details have been revealed about 29-year-old Toronto Danforth shooter Faisal Hussain, including that he was on the police radar for mental health issues dating back to 2010. Catherine McDonald has more.

A ten year old girl and an 18 year old woman were killed when 29 year old Faisal Hussein opened fire in a lively neighbourhood last night. People — who were supposed to be enjoying a summer evening — were either shot or witnessed the bullets flying. Mike Drolet reports.

Suspected Danforth shooter, Fasil Hussain struggled with mental illness according to family. On Sunday he is alleged to have opened fire on neighbourhood patrons – killing 2 and wounding 13 others before being shot and killed, himself. Jamie Mauracher has more on what we know.

Aamir Sukhera, who knew Toronto Danforth shooting suspect Faisal Hussain, said in an interview with CBC News that he was shocked over learning about the incident and that the 29-year-old was a person with a “million dollar smile” but he had been told by Hussain that he had mental health issues.

It’s been just over a week since Faisal Hussain shot 15 people, killing two, in a gun rampage in Toronto’s popular Danforth neighborhood. While paying his respects at funerals Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced questions of what the government will do to combat gun violence in the country. Mike Drolet reports.

Details about Toronto Danforth shooter Faisal Hussain include that he suffered from mental health issues. Farah Nasser sat down with registered psychotherapist Huma Saeedi to talk about what Hussain’s family says he was diagnosed with and the stigma that still exists with mental health.

Documents obtained by Global News show previously unreleased information about what police found in Faisal Hussain’s bedroom. Shallima Maharaj reports.

On Monday, Special Investigations Unit identified 29-year-old Faisal Hussain as the shooter in Sunday’s mass shooting in Toronto’s Greektown area.

Two residents who lived at the apartment building where Danforth mass shooting suspect Faisal Hussain is said to have lived said they were shocked over the incident and said while the man was quiet, he was a “nice kid.” Meanwhile, police were seen entering the apartment building.

Loaded AK-47 magazines were among some of the disturbing items investigators found in the home of Danforth gunman, Faisal Hussain. Shallima Maharaj has the newly unveiled details.