At least 2 dead, including gunman, in a shooting in Toronto

• A woman and a gunman died in a shooting in Toronto’s Greektown neighborhood Sunday evening. At least 14 people were shot, police said.
• A young girl remains in critical condition.
• The suspected shooter is dead, according to police.

A woman and a gunman died in a shooting in Toronto’s Greektown neighborhood on Sunday evening. At least 14 people were shot, police said.

Toronto Police, paramedics and firefighters responded to the shooting near Danforth Ave. and Logan Ave. around 10 p.m. local time. The site of the shooting is in Toronto’s east end, where several popular restaurants, cafes, and shops are located.

Police say a young girl was among the wounded and is in critical condition.

The suspected shooter has been confirmed dead, along with another woman.

A reporter from Canada’s Global TV wrote on Twitter that victims were “spread across many blocks.”

Toronto is grappling with a sharp rise in gun violence this year. Deaths from gun violence in the city jumped 53% to 26 so far in 2018 from the same period last year, Reuters reported, citing police data released last week showing the number of shootings rising 13%.

Toronto deployed about 200 police officers from July 20 in response to the recent spate in shootings, which city officials have blamed on gang violence.

This is a developing story. Click here to refresh this page. Reuters contributed to this report.