Torontonians know the Jane St-Weston Rd area of west Toronto as an "at risk community". That's PC-speak for a rundown neighbourhood populated chiefly by "people of colour", which is PC-speak for...well, you get the picture.
But hope springs eternal. The people of the community are doing Good Things to make their ghetto safer. On Sunday they held a "violence prevention barbecue event".
Unfortunately, the park which was the scene of the event was just around the corner from the scene of a shootout. Gunshots rang out just at dusk. A man in his 20s was shot in the back as he tried to protect a child from stray bullets. He is now in stable condition in a Toronto hospital.
According to "The Bill", it doesn’t appear the victim was targeted by the gunmen. At least two suspects are being sought. There are no descriptions of the suspects yet, other than the usual description which the PC papers won't print.
Police do have footage from a home video that was being shot at the scene, but say it's hard to see much except for the perps' smiles.
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