2022 Vaughan shooting
| 2022 Vaughan shooting | |
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| 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[1] (EST) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapon | Semi-automatic handgun |
| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Francesco Villi |
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.
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 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 was reported to have used a semi-automatic handgun.[2][7]
Victims
All of the victims were residents of the building.[6][7] The dead comprised three men and two women.[7] They were Rita Camilleri, 57, and her husband Vittorio Panza, 79; Russell Manock, 75, and his wife Lorraine, 71; and Naveed Dada, 59.[8] 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.[9]
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.[7] Some of the building's residents claim that Villi had been involved in a disagreement with the condominium's board of directors.[10]
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.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
The condominium's board had obtained a restraining order against Villi in 2018.[11] He was due to return to court on December 19 as the board sought to have him evicted for being a nuisance.[12]
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"Estranged daughters of Vaughan condo gunman say he was 'abusive husband and father'". CBC News. Retrieved December 22, 2022.</ref>
Aftermath
The York Regional Police homicide unit and Ontario's Special Investigations Unit are investigating the incident.[3]
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.[13]
References
- ^ "Toronto shooting: gunman kills five in residential unit". the Guardian. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Vaughan condo shooting: Gunman who shot dead five in Canada was 73". BBC News. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Croft, Elizabeth Wolfe,Tavleen Tarrant,Jay (December 19, 2022). "5 people killed in a 'horrendous' condo shooting in Canada, police say". CNN. 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. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "MULTIPLE VICTIMS DECEASED IN SHOOTING IN VAUGHAN". York Regional Police. December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c Freeman, Joshua (December 19, 2022). "Vaughan mass shooting: Three victims were members of condo board". CP24. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Victims in Vaughan, Ont., mass shooting include 3 members of condo board, police say". CBC. December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Remembering the lives lost in the Vaughan condo shooting rampage". Toronto. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say". Toronto. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say". Toronto. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Vaughan condo shooting: What we know about alleged gunman Francesco Villi". CBC. December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Condo board members among five victims in Vaughan shooting, police say". Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "More than 150 attend candlelight vigil for victims of Vaughan, Ont., condo shooting rampage". CBC. December 21, 2022.
External links
- "Villi v. Camilleri, 2022 ONSC 4561". CanLII. August 4, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.