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2022 Vaughan shooting
2022 Vaughan shooting
Location	Bellaria Residences, 9235 Jane Street, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°49′59″N 79°31′58″W / 43.8331606°N 79.5327636°W
Date	December 18, 2022 ; c. 7:20 p.m (EST)
Attack type	Mass shooting
Weapon	Beretta 92A1 semi-automatic pistol
Deaths	6 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	1
Perpetrator	Francesco Villi

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On December 18, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at the Bellaria Residences condominium tower in Vaughan, a suburb north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Six people were killed, including the gunman, 73-year-old Francesco Villi, who was shot and killed by responding police officers.^[2] Another person was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Shooting

Officers responded to a report of an active shooting at an apartment building in Vaughan at around 7:20 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered multiple victims.^[3] The building, known as Bellaria Residences,^[4] is located at 9235 Jane Street.^[5] The victims were found on several floors in the building, after the gunman appeared to target three separate units. The gunman was located on a separate floor from the victims.^[6]

The gunman, Francesco Villi, was identified as a resident of the building and used a Beretta 92A1 semi-automatic handgun which he legally purchased in 2019.^[7]

Victims

All of the victims were residents of the building.^[6]^[8] The dead comprised three men and two women.^[8] They were Rita Camilleri, 57, and her husband Vittorio Panza, 79; Russell Manock, 75, and his wife Lorraine, 71; and Naveed Dada, 59.^[9]

A 66-year-old woman was also seriously injured and hospitalized. Camilleri, Russell Manock, and Dada were members of the condominium's board of directors.^[10]^[11]

Perpetrator

Police identified the gunman as 73-year-old Francesco Villi, who was killed by police in a hallway on the third floor of the building.^[8] Some of the building's residents claim that Villi had been involved in a disagreement with the condominium's board of directors.^[12]

Villi stated he was becoming sick by the electromagnets coming off the electrical generator he lived above and was suffering from electromagnetic hypersensitivity. He had a medical note from his doctor.^[13]

Court documents also show that Villi sued six directors and officers of the condominium board in 2020, alleging that the directors had deliberately caused him five years of "torment" and "torture", with reference to an electrical room beneath his apartment.^[14] He sought a total of C$8,100,000 in damages.^{[failed verification]} The judge struck the case in 2022, ruling that it was "frivolous and/or vexatious". He also gave Villi 30 days to pay $2,500 in court costs.^[15]^[14]

The condominium's board had obtained a restraining order against Villi in 2018.^[16] He was due to return to court on December 19 as the board sought to have him evicted for being a nuisance.^[14]

In response to the shooting incident, Villi's three estranged daughters issued a statement expressing their condolences, and also their shock and heartbreak at what had happened. They described their father as having "an aggressive, 'Jekyll and Hyde'-type personality".^[17]

Aftermath

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit have investigated the shooting and determined that there was no criminal wrongdoing by any police officers involved.^[7]

As a result of this and other incidents, sweeping reforms in the condominium industry are being called for.^[18]

Condolences were offered by Vaughan mayor Steven Del Duca and Ontario premier Doug Ford. Del Duca also ordered all flags to fly at half-mast at all city buildings. Prime minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement offering his condolences and his thanks for the response of first responders.^[2]^[6]

Over 150 people attended a candlelight vigil to the five victims, on the evening of December 21.^[19]

References

^ "Toronto shooting: gunman kills five in residential unit". the Guardian. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Yousif, Nadine (December 19, 2022). "Vaughan condo shooting: Gunman who shot dead five in Canada was 73". BBC News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ Croft, Elizabeth Wolfe,Tavleen Tarrant,Jay (December 19, 2022). "5 people killed in a 'horrendous' condo shooting in Canada, police say". CNN. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Vaughan condo shooting: Three victims were members of the condo board, gunman identified as 73-year-old resident". The Toronto Star. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ "MULTIPLE VICTIMS DECEASED IN SHOOTING IN VAUGHAN". York Regional Police. December 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Freeman, Joshua (December 19, 2022). "Vaughan mass shooting: Three victims were members of condo board". CP24. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Special Investigations Unit -- Director's Report Details, Case Number: 22-OFD-319". siu.on.ca. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Victims in Vaughan, Ont., mass shooting include 3 members of condo board, police say". CBC. December 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "Remembering the lives lost in the Vaughan condo shooting rampage". CTV News Toronto. December 21, 2022. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ Freeman, Joshua; Lavoie, Joanna (December 19, 2022). "Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say". CTV News Toronto. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ "Editorial | Seeking answers from tragedy". The Star. December 22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say". Toronto. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ Millward, David (December 20, 2022). "Pensioner killed neighbours in row over electromagnetic waves in flats". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Baig, Fakiha (December 19, 2022). "Condo board members among five victims in Vaughan shooting, police say". The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
^ Passafiume, Alessia; Warren, May; Pagliaro, Jennifer; Javed, Noor; Powell, Betsy (December 19, 2022). "Vaughan gunman, 73, feuded with condo board over 'electromagnetic waves.' Victims include three board members". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
^ "Vaughan condo shooting: What we know about alleged gunman Francesco Villi". CBC. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ Omstead, Jordan; Casey, Liam (December 21, 2022). "Estranged daughters of Vaughan condo gunman say he was 'abusive husband and father'". CBC News. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ Escayola, Rod (December 8, 2020). "Auditor General's Scathing Report on Condo Industry in Ontario". Condo Adviser. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "More than 150 attend candlelight vigil for victims of Vaughan, Ont., condo shooting rampage". CBC. December 21, 2022. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

External links

"Villi v. Camilleri, 2022 ONSC 4561". CanLII. August 4, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[1] "Toronto shooting: gunman kills five in residential unit". the Guardian. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[:1-2] Yousif, Nadine (December 19, 2022). "Vaughan condo shooting: Gunman who shot dead five in Canada was 73". BBC News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[:0-3] Croft, Elizabeth Wolfe,Tavleen Tarrant,Jay (December 19, 2022). "5 people killed in a 'horrendous' condo shooting in Canada, police say". CNN. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] "Vaughan condo shooting: Three victims were members of the condo board, gunman identified as 73-year-old resident". The Toronto Star. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[5] "MULTIPLE VICTIMS DECEASED IN SHOOTING IN VAUGHAN". York Regional Police. December 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[:4-6] Freeman, Joshua (December 19, 2022). "Vaughan mass shooting: Three victims were members of condo board". CP24. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

[:5-7] "Special Investigations Unit -- Director's Report Details, Case Number: 22-OFD-319". siu.on.ca. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[:2-8] "Victims in Vaughan, Ont., mass shooting include 3 members of condo board, police say". CBC. December 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[9] "Remembering the lives lost in the Vaughan condo shooting rampage". CTV News Toronto. December 21, 2022. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[10] Freeman, Joshua; Lavoie, Joanna (December 19, 2022). "Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say". CTV News Toronto. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[11] "Editorial | Seeking answers from tragedy". The Star. December 22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[:3-12] "Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say". Toronto. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[13] Millward, David (December 20, 2022). "Pensioner killed neighbours in row over electromagnetic waves in flats". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[Canadian_Press-14] Baig, Fakiha (December 19, 2022). "Condo board members among five victims in Vaughan shooting, police say". The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

[15] Passafiume, Alessia; Warren, May; Pagliaro, Jennifer; Javed, Noor; Powell, Betsy (December 19, 2022). "Vaughan gunman, 73, feuded with condo board over 'electromagnetic waves.' Victims include three board members". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

[16] "Vaughan condo shooting: What we know about alleged gunman Francesco Villi". CBC. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[17] Omstead, Jordan; Casey, Liam (December 21, 2022). "Estranged daughters of Vaughan condo gunman say he was 'abusive husband and father'". CBC News. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[18] Escayola, Rod (December 8, 2020). "Auditor General's Scathing Report on Condo Industry in Ontario". Condo Adviser. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[:6-19] "More than 150 attend candlelight vigil for victims of Vaughan, Ont., condo shooting rampage". CBC. December 21, 2022. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

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-On December 18, 2022, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at the Bellaria Residences [[condominium]] tower in [[Vaughan]], a suburb north of [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada. Six people were killed, including the gunman, 73-year-old Francesco Villi, who was shot and killed by responding police officers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2022-12-19 |title=Vaughan condo shooting: Gunman who shot dead five in Canada was 73 |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64024023 |access-date=2022-12-19}}</ref> Another person was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
+On December 18, 2022, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at the Bellaria Residences [[condominium]] tower in [[Vaughan]], a suburb north of [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada. Six people were killed, including the gunman, 73-year-old Francesco Villi, who was shot and killed by responding police officers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Yousif |first=Nadine |date=2022-12-19 |title=Vaughan condo shooting: Gunman who shot dead five in Canada was 73 |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64024023 |url-status=live |access-date=2022-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219162845/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64024023 |archive-date=December 19, 2022}}</ref> Another person was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
-Many view this incident as part of a wider problem of condo mismanagement.  The Condo Authority Tribunal has been mostly inefficient in helping with these types of condo disturbances.
 == Shooting ==
-Officers responded to a report of an [[Active shooter|active shooting]] at an apartment building in Vaughan at around 7:20 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered multiple victims.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Croft |first=Elizabeth Wolfe,Tavleen Tarrant,Jay |date=2022-12-19 |title=5 people killed in a 'horrendous' condo shooting in Canada, police say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/18/world/condo-shooting-vaughan-canada/index.html |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref> The building, known as Bellaria Residences,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-19 |title=Vaughan condo shooting: Three victims were members of the condo board, gunman identified as 73-year-old resident |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/12/19/vaughan-condo-shooting-6-dead-including-gunman-police-workign-to-identify-victims.html |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=The Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref> is located at 9235 [[Jane Street]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yrp.ca//en/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=8479495b-ee68-4a36-b9da-f9a4350c653b|title=MULTIPLE VICTIMS DECEASED IN SHOOTING IN VAUGHAN|website=York Regional Police|date=December 18, 2022|accessdate=December 19, 2022}}</ref> The victims were found on several floors in the building, after the gunman appeared to target three separate units. The gunman was located on a separate floor from the victims.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Joshua |date=2022-12-19 |title=Vaughan mass shooting: Three victims were members of condo board |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/vaughan-mass-shooting-three-victims-were-members-of-condo-board-1.6200461 |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref>
+Officers responded to a report of an [[Active shooter|active shooting]] at an apartment building in Vaughan at around 7:20 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered multiple victims.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Croft |first=Elizabeth Wolfe,Tavleen Tarrant,Jay |date=2022-12-19 |title=5 people killed in a 'horrendous' condo shooting in Canada, police say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/18/world/condo-shooting-vaughan-canada/index.html |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219043327/https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/18/world/condo-shooting-vaughan-canada/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The building, known as Bellaria Residences,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-19 |title=Vaughan condo shooting: Three victims were members of the condo board, gunman identified as 73-year-old resident |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/12/19/vaughan-condo-shooting-6-dead-including-gunman-police-workign-to-identify-victims.html |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=The Toronto Star |language=en |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219211012/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/12/19/vaughan-condo-shooting-6-dead-including-gunman-police-workign-to-identify-victims.html |url-status=live }}</ref> is located at 9235 [[Jane Street (Toronto)|Jane Street]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yrp.ca//en/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=8479495b-ee68-4a36-b9da-f9a4350c653b|title=MULTIPLE VICTIMS DECEASED IN SHOOTING IN VAUGHAN|website=York Regional Police|date=December 18, 2022|accessdate=December 19, 2022|archive-date=December 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219055922/https://www.yrp.ca/en/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=8479495b-ee68-4a36-b9da-f9a4350c653b|url-status=live}}</ref> The victims were found on several floors in the building, after the gunman appeared to target three separate units. The gunman was located on a separate floor from the victims.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Joshua |date=2022-12-19 |title=Vaughan mass shooting: Three victims were members of condo board |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/vaughan-mass-shooting-three-victims-were-members-of-condo-board-1.6200461 |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=CP24 |language=en |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220002423/https://www.cp24.com/news/vaughan-mass-shooting-three-victims-were-members-of-condo-board-1.6200461 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The gunman, Francesco Villi, was identified as a resident of the building and was reported to have used a [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic handgun]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=18 Dec 2022 |title=Victims in Vaughan, Ont., mass shooting include 3 members of condo board, police say |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vaughan-condo-shooting-1.6690582 |accessdate=December 18, 2022}}</ref>
+The gunman, Francesco Villi, was identified as a resident of the building and used a [[Beretta 92|Beretta 92A1]] [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic handgun]] which he legally purchased in 2019.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Special Investigations Unit -- Director's Report Details, Case Number: 22-OFD-319 |url=https://siu.on.ca/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=2360 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=siu.on.ca |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417234416/https://siu.on.ca/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=2360 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Victims ==
-All of the victims were residents of the building.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" /> The dead comprised three men and two women.<ref name=":2" /> They were Rita Camilleri, 57, and her husband Vittorio Panza, 79; Russell Manock, 75, and his wife Lorraine, 71; and Naveed Dada, 59.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-21 |title=Remembering the lives lost in the Vaughan condo shooting rampage |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/remembering-the-lives-lost-in-the-vaughan-condo-shooting-rampage-1.6204503 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Toronto |language=en}}</ref> A 66-year-old woman was also seriously injured and hospitalized. Camilleri, Russell Manock, and Dada were members of the condominium's board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-19 |title=Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/three-of-5-people-killed-in-vaughan-ont-were-members-of-condo-board-police-say-1.6200473 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Toronto |language=en}}</ref>
+All of the victims were residents of the building.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=18 Dec 2022 |title=Victims in Vaughan, Ont., mass shooting include 3 members of condo board, police say |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vaughan-condo-shooting-1.6690582 |accessdate=December 18, 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219023149/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vaughan-condo-shooting-1.6690582 |url-status=live }}</ref> The dead comprised three men and two women.<ref name=":2" /> They were Rita Camilleri, 57, and her husband Vittorio Panza, 79; Russell Manock, 75, and his wife Lorraine, 71; and Naveed Dada, 59.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-21 |title=Remembering the lives lost in the Vaughan condo shooting rampage |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/remembering-the-lives-lost-in-the-vaughan-condo-shooting-rampage-1.6204503 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222060017/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/remembering-the-lives-lost-in-the-vaughan-condo-shooting-rampage-1.6204503 |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=CTV News Toronto |language=en}}</ref>
+A 66-year-old woman was also seriously injured and hospitalized. Camilleri, Russell Manock, and Dada were members of the condominium's board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Joshua |last2=Lavoie |first2=Joanna |date=2022-12-19 |title=Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/three-of-5-people-killed-in-vaughan-ont-were-members-of-condo-board-police-say-1.6200473 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219205033/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/three-of-5-people-killed-in-vaughan-ont-were-members-of-condo-board-police-say-1.6200473 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=CTV News Toronto |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-22 |title=Editorial {{!}} Seeking answers from tragedy |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2022/12/22/seeking-answers-in-two-tragic-murders.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110013236/https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2022/12/22/seeking-answers-in-two-tragic-murders.html |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref>
 == Perpetrator ==
-Police identified the gunman as 73-year-old Francesco Villi, who was killed by police in a hallway on the third floor of the building.<ref name=":2" /> Some of the building's residents claim that Villi had been involved in a disagreement with the condominium's board of directors.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-19 |title=Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/three-of-5-people-killed-in-vaughan-ont-were-members-of-condo-board-police-say-1.6200473 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Toronto |language=en}}</ref>
+Police identified the gunman as 73-year-old Francesco Villi, who was killed by police in a hallway on the third floor of the building.<ref name=":2" /> Some of the building's residents claim that Villi had been involved in a disagreement with the condominium's board of directors.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-19 |title=Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/three-of-5-people-killed-in-vaughan-ont-were-members-of-condo-board-police-say-1.6200473 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Toronto |language=en |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219205033/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/three-of-5-people-killed-in-vaughan-ont-were-members-of-condo-board-police-say-1.6200473 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Villi stated he was becoming sick by the electromagnets coming off the electrical generator he lived above.  He had a medical note from his doctor.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/19/pensioner-killed-neighbours-row-electromagnetic-waves-flats/</>
+Villi stated he was becoming sick by the electromagnets coming off the electrical generator he lived above and was suffering from [[electromagnetic hypersensitivity]]. He had a medical note from his doctor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Millward |first=David |date=2022-12-20 |title=Pensioner killed neighbours in row over electromagnetic waves in flats |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/19/pensioner-killed-neighbours-row-electromagnetic-waves-flats/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103230129/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/19/pensioner-killed-neighbours-row-electromagnetic-waves-flats/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Court documents also show that Villi sued six directors and officers of the condominium board in 2020, alleging that the directors had deliberately caused him five years of "torment" and "torture", with reference to an electrical room beneath his apartment. He sought a total of C$8,100,000 in damages. The judge "struck" the case "without leave to amend" in 2022, ruling that it was "[[Frivolous litigation|frivolous]] and/or [[Vexatious litigation|vexatious]]". He also gave Villi 30 days to pay $2,500 in court costs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/residents-clear-return-toronto-area-123813786.html|title=Condo board members among five victims in Vaughan shooting, police say|website=ca.news.yahoo.com}}</ref>
+Court documents also show that Villi sued six directors and officers of the condominium board in 2020, alleging that the directors had deliberately caused him five years of "torment" and "torture", with reference to an electrical room beneath his apartment.<ref name="Canadian Press">{{Cite news |last=Baig |first=Fakiha |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Condo board members among five victims in Vaughan shooting, police say |publisher=[[The Canadian Press]] |url=https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/ontario/condo-board-members-among-five-victims-in-vaughan-shooting-police-say/article_e4ec4271-f24c-580c-8f62-eeaef068e9bd.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314185045/https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/ontario/condo-board-members-among-five-victims-in-vaughan-shooting-police-say/article_e4ec4271-f24c-580c-8f62-eeaef068e9bd.html |archive-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref> He sought a total of C$8,100,000 in damages.{{failed verification|date=March 2023}} The judge struck the case in 2022, ruling that it was "[[Frivolous litigation|frivolous]] and/or [[Vexatious litigation|vexatious]]". He also gave Villi 30 days to pay $2,500 in court costs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/12/19/man-identified-as-vaughan-mass-killer-targeted-condo-board-in-frivolous-andor-vexatious-lawsuit.html|title=Vaughan gunman, 73, feuded with condo board over ‘electromagnetic waves.’ Victims include three board members|last1=Passafiume|first1=Alessia|last2=Warren|first2=May|last3=Pagliaro|first3=Jennifer|last4=Javed|first4=Noor|last5=Powell|first5=Betsy|date=December 19, 2022|work=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=March 13, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313205527/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/12/19/man-identified-as-vaughan-mass-killer-targeted-condo-board-in-frivolous-andor-vexatious-lawsuit.html}}</ref><ref name="Canadian Press"/>
-The condominium's board had obtained a restraining order against Villi in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 Dec 2022 |title=Vaughan condo shooting: What we know about alleged gunman Francesco Villi |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/francesco-villi-vaughan-shooting-what-we-know-1.6691201}}</ref> He was due to return to court on December 19 as the board sought to have him evicted for being a nuisance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Condo board members among five victims in Vaughan shooting, police say |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/residents-clear-return-toronto-area-123813786.html |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=Yahoo! News |language=en-CA}}</ref>
+The condominium's board had obtained a restraining order against Villi in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 Dec 2022 |title=Vaughan condo shooting: What we know about alleged gunman Francesco Villi |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/francesco-villi-vaughan-shooting-what-we-know-1.6691201 |access-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219211405/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/francesco-villi-vaughan-shooting-what-we-know-1.6691201 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was due to return to court on December 19 as the board sought to have him evicted for being a nuisance.<ref name="Canadian Press"/>
-In response to the shooting incident, Villi's three [[Family estrangement|estranged]] daughters issued a statement expressing their condolences, and also their shock and heartbreak at what had happened{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vaughan-condo-gunman-daughters-1.6693541|title=Estranged daughters of Vaughan condo gunman say he was 'abusive husband and father'|website=CBC News |access-date=2022-12-22|language=en-CA}}</ref>
+In response to the shooting incident, Villi's three [[Family estrangement|estranged]] daughters issued a statement expressing their condolences, and also their shock and heartbreak at what had happened. They described their father as having "an aggressive, '[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|Jekyll and Hyde]]'-type personality".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Omstead |first=Jordan |last2=Casey |first2=Liam |date=December 21, 2022 |title=Estranged daughters of Vaughan condo gunman say he was 'abusive husband and father' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vaughan-condo-gunman-daughters-1.6693541 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222191531/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vaughan-condo-gunman-daughters-1.6693541 |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=CBC News |language=en-CA}}</ref>
 == Aftermath ==
-The [[York Regional Police]] homicide unit and Ontario's [[Special Investigations Unit (Ontario)|Special Investigations Unit]] are investigating the incident.<ref name=":0" />
+Ontario's [[Special Investigations Unit (Ontario)|Special Investigations Unit]] have investigated the shooting and determined that there was no criminal wrongdoing by any police officers involved.<ref name=":5" />
+As a result of this and other incidents, sweeping reforms in the condominium industry are being called for.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Escayola |first=Rod |date=2020-12-08 |title=Auditor General’s Scathing Report on Condo Industry in Ontario |url=http://condoadviser.ca/2020/12/auditor-generals-scathing-report-on-condo-oversight-in-ontario/condo-law-blog-Ontario |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104233252/http://condoadviser.ca/2020/12/auditor-generals-scathing-report-on-condo-oversight-in-ontario/condo-law-blog-Ontario |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Condo Adviser |language=en}}</ref>
 Condolences were offered by Vaughan mayor [[Steven Del Duca]] and [[Premier of Ontario|Ontario premier]] [[Doug Ford]]. Del Duca also ordered all flags to fly at half-mast at all city buildings. [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime minister]] [[Justin Trudeau]] issued a statement offering his condolences and his thanks for the response of first responders.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />
-Over 150 people attended a candlelight vigil to the five victims, on the evening of December 21.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=21 Dec 2022 |title=More than 150 attend candlelight vigil for victims of Vaughan, Ont., condo shooting rampage |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-condo-shooting-1.6694370}}</ref>
+Over 150 people attended a candlelight vigil to the five victims, on the evening of December 21.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=21 Dec 2022 |title=More than 150 attend candlelight vigil for victims of Vaughan, Ont., condo shooting rampage |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-condo-shooting-1.6694370 |access-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222065208/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-condo-shooting-1.6694370 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-==References==
+== References ==
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+== External links ==
 *{{cite web|url=https://canlii.ca/t/jr8c8|title=Villi v. Camilleri, 2022 ONSC 4561|publisher=[[CanLII]]|date=August 4, 2022|accessdate=December 19, 2022}}
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v t e Mass shootings in Canada
1950s	Ear Falls, Ontario (Dec. 25, 1958)
1960s	Coquitlam, British Columbia (Apr. 20, 1965)
1970s	Brampton, Ontario (May 28, 1975) Ottawa, Ontario (Oct. 27, 1975)
1980s	Quebec City, Quebec (May 8, 1984) Montreal, Quebec (Dec. 6, 1989)
1990s	Montreal, Quebec (Aug. 24, 1992) Vernon, British Columbia (Apr. 5, 1996)
2000s	Montreal, Quebec (Sep. 18–20, 2001) Mayerthorpe, Alberta (Mar. 3, 2005) Montreal, Quebec (Sep. 13, 2006)
2010s	Claresholm, Alberta (Dec. 15, 2011) Edmonton, Alberta (Jun. 15, 2012) Toronto, Ontario (Jul. 16, 2012) Moncton, New Brunswick (Jun. 4–6, 2014) Ottawa, Ontario (Oct. 22, 2014) Edmonton, Alberta (Dec. 29, 2014) La Loche, Saskatchewan (Jan. 22, 2016) Quebec City, Quebec (Jan. 29, 2017) Toronto, Ontario (Jul. 22, 2018) Fredericton, New Brunswick (Aug. 10, 2018)
2020s	Nova Scotia (Apr. 18–19, 2020) Saanich, British Columbia (Jun. 28, 2022) Langley, British Columbia (Jul. 25, 2022) Vaughan, Ontario (Dec. 18, 2022)