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In the late 1980s, gangs in Toronto were becoming increasingly violent. This coincided with the arrival of crack cocaine in the city, which caused more gun violence to occur in low-income neighborhoods. [50] In 1988, Toronto Police were under scrutiny for a series of shootings of unarmed black men, dating back to the late 1970s.
Independent Soldiers Gang – Decades old organized crime gang active across Canada (a part of the Wolfpack Gang Alliance) [125] [126] Kang Crime Group – Also known as "BIBO gang" or "Blood In, Blood Out gang" (formerly a member of the Wolfpack Alliance) [127] Malli-Buttar Crime Groups Coalition [128] [129] Punjabi mafia [130] [131]
The Danzig Street shooting, or Danzig shooting, was a gang-related shooting that occurred on the evening of 16 July 2012 at a block party on Danzig Street in the West Hill neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada. Rival gang members Folorunso Owusu, 17, and Nahom Tsegazab, 19, along with an unidentified third gunman, opened fire in a crowd of two ...
Tracy Vaillancourt, a Canada Research Chair in children’s mental health and violence prevention, noting the gender and age of the suspects, described it as atypical for adolescent girls to be involved in an event that could result in a charge of murder. [1] Toronto Mayor John Tory said he was "deeply disturbed" by the killing. [16]
On July 25, a police source told CBC News that Hussain died by suicide. [6] The same day, a police source told CP24 that the gun was from the United States and had been obtained from a "gang-related source". [33] [34] A police source later told CTV News it had been stolen in 2015 during a Saskatoon burglary. [35]
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In the greater Toronto area, the cocaine sold by the Hells Angels is reported as being 85%-90% pure owing to competition from the Mafia and Asian gangs. [12] In northern Ontario where the Hells Angels have no rivals, the cocaine is diluted to about 25%, which thereby brings in a greater profit. [12]
The Boxing Day shooting was a Canadian gang-related shooting which occurred on December 26, 2005, on Toronto's Yonge Street, resulting in the death of 15-year-old student Jane Creba. Six other bystanders—four men and two women—were wounded.