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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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.