Four people suffered non-life threatening gunshot injuries during a shooting at the Raptors' NBA Championship celebration, Toronto police chief says
Four people suffered"non-life threatening" gunshot injuries during a shooting Monday at the Toronto Raptors' NBA Championship celebration, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said.
Three people were arrested in two separate incidents connected to the shooting, Saunders said in a briefing Monday.The incident occurred at Bay and Albert streets near Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto, where huge crowds had gathered to celebrate the Raptors' victory over the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals.Saunders insisted that the incident affected a small group of people during an otherwise jubilant celebration.
— Francine Kopun June 17, 2019 Images on social media showed people running from the scene. Saunders said he could not speak to reports that people were trampled, but he resisted the suggestion that a stampede broke out after shots were fired. Read MoreA"small burst of people" were scared, he said.The shooting brought negative attention to a historic celebration. The Raptors' victory marked the first time the team reached the NBA Finals in its 24-season history.
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