Scarborough Crossbow Attack

• Suspect in crossbow-related killings was considered low risk to reoffend: documents

  A man accused of strangling his mother and killing two of his brothers using a crossbow bolt and arrowhead had been treated for depression while serving a sentence for multiple bank robberies, but was considered a low risk to reoffend, according to parole documents obtained by The Canadian Press.

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  Aug 30, 2016
  
• Victims of crossbow-related attack in Toronto were mom, 2 brothers of suspect Brett Ryan

  The victims of a crossbow-related attack that shocked a quiet neighbourhood in east-end Toronto last week have been identified as the mother and two brothers of the man accused in their deaths, according to police.

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  Aug 30, 2016
  
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• Woman strangled, 2 men killed with crossbow bolt, arrow in Toronto attack: police

  Police say the woman killed in Thursday’s crossbow-related attack was strangled and the two male victims found nearby fatally stabbed in the neck with a crossbow bolt and an arrowhead in an "unusual" incident that shocked a quiet neighbourhood in east-end Toronto.

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  Aug 29, 2016
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• After deadly attack, crossbow sellers should screen buyers, lawyer says

  It's common for judges to issue orders banning people from owning crossbows. But people selling crossbows have no way of knowing about the orders. That would be easy to fix, an Ottawa lawyer says.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2016
• Man, 35, charged with first-degree murder after deadly crossbow attack in Toronto

  Toronto police have charged a 35-year-old man with three counts of first-degree murder after three people were found dead from a suspected crossbow attack in east-end Toronto Thursday afternoon.

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  Aug 26, 2016
• Deadly crossbows easy to obtain, unregulated

  The deadly weapons, though uncommon in homicide investigations, are surprisingly easy to get your hands on.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2016
• Fatal crossbow incident in east-end Toronto linked to suspicious package downtown: police

  Three people have died from "crossbow bolt injuries" in east-end Toronto Thursday afternoon and police have taken a 35-year-old man into custody. Homicide investigators say the incident is also connected to a suspicious package investigation at a downtown Toronto condominium but have released few details.

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2016