| 2018 Toronto shooting | |
|---|---|
  Location of shooting in Toronto | |
| Location | Greektown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°40′40″N 79°21′6″W / 43.67778°N 79.35167°W |
| Date | July 22, 2018 10 p.m. (UTC−04:00) |
| Target | Pedestrians |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | .40-caliber Smith & Wesson M&P semi-automatic pistol[1][2] |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 13 |
| Perpetrator | Faisal Hussain[3] |
| Motive | Undetermined[4] |
The 2018 Toronto shooting, known locally as the Danforth shooting, was a mass shooting that occurred on Danforth Avenue in the Greektown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the night of July 22, 2018.[5] Faisal Hussain killed two people and wounded thirteen using a Smith & Wesson M&P .40-calibre handgun.[2][3] He died by suicide after a shootout with Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers.[6] Despite a year long investigation, authorities were unable to determine a motive for the shooting. They noted that Hussain had mental health issues and a long time obsession with violence.[7]
- ^ Warmington, Joe (July 25, 2018). "Danforth shooter was 'armed for war,' sources say". Toronto Sun. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Danforth shooting: SIU says 'no basis' to lay charges against Toronto police in gunman's death". Global News. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Faisal Hussain ID'd as gunman in deadly Danforth shooting attack".
- ^ "'We may never know why': Danforth shooter fascinated by death, but motive still unclear". CBC News. June 21, 2019.
- ^ "Toronto shooting: Gunman kills woman and child in Greektown". BBC. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "Faisal Hussain, gunman in Danforth shooting rampage, killed himself: police source". CBC News. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Toronto Danforth mass shooter's long dark obsession with death, violence and 'incel' ideology". nationalpost. Retrieved March 24, 2023.