Ottawa police are investigating a Saturday night shooting at a wedding reception that left two Toronto men dead and injured six others.

  • Billy_Gnosis@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    “At this stage, there is no indication that this was a hate-motivated shooting.”

    Aren’t all shootings/murders pretty much hate motivated?

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      1 year ago

      Just to add a bit of context to that number:

      Ottawa, with a homicide rate of 1.34 for every 100,000 people, ranked ninth out of the 12 largest cities in Canada. The city recorded 15 homicides last year, up from 12 in 2020.

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