Gun Violence

• Vancouver shooting fits trend of gangs recruiting inexperienced youth: Expert

  Shots rang out shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday near Robson and Richards streets, in an attack that was captured on camera.

  Crime

  Apr 1
  
• One person hospitalized after shooting in Alliston, police say

  Nottawasaga OPP a person has been hospitalized after a shooting in Alliston, Ont., on Thursday.

  Crime

  Feb 23
  
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• SPVM reports gun-related violence down in 2023

  The Montreal police force is reporting that crimes relating to firearm violence dropped by 26 per cent in 2023.

  Canada

  Feb 13
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• Firearm-related violent crime reaches decade-high levels in Canada 

  The data found firearms accounted for nearly three per cent of violent crimes in 2022, with the rate per 100,000 population having risen by 8.9 per cent from the year before.

  Canada

  Jan 31
• Montreal police cite ‘holistic strategy’ for homicide drop, but critics say there’s a cost

  In 2023, 33 homicides reported on the Island of Montreal — including the deaths of seven people in a burning building in the historic part of the city — down from 41 in 2022.

  Canada

  Jan 22
• Police investigating after Montreal rush hour highway shooting

  SQ spokesperson Katherine Bernard said officers were called at around 9 a.m. to reports of one or several shots fired at a vehicle on Highway 20 East in Dorval. 

  Crime

  Jan 19
• Gun violence on the decline in Laval according to 2023 police report

  The number of reported incidents of gun violence has dropped significantly in 2023. Police investigated nearly half as many reported shooting events compared to 2022.

  Crime

  Jan 17
• Separate New Year’s Day shootings kill 3, hurt 7 in L.A. area

  A woman was killed and four people were wounded in Hawthorne shortly after midnight, and a separate shooting in downtown Los Angeles killed two people and wounded three others.

  Crime

  Jan 1
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• Number of police shootings in Canada ‘spectacularly unrelenting,’ expert says

  A tally compiled by The Canadian Press found police shot at 85 people in Canada between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15. this year.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2023
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• Sister shot, killed by 14-year-old brother in fight over Christmas gifts, police say

  Damarcus Coley was charged with first-degree murder, child abuse and delinquent possession of a firearm in the killing of his 23-year-old sister.

  U.S. News

  Dec 27, 2023