2018 Toronto shooting

2018 Toronto shooting
Location of shooting in Toronto
Location43°40′40″N 79°21′6″W / 43.67778°N 79.35167°W / 43.67778; -79.35167
Greektown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DateJuly 22, 2018
9:56 - 10:06 p.m. (UTC−04:00)
TargetPedestrians
Attack type
Mass shooting
Weapons.40-caliber Smith & Wesson M&P semi-automatic pistol
Deaths3 (including the perpetrator)
Injured13
PerpetratorFaisal Hussain
MotiveUndetermined

A mass shooting occurred on Danforth Avenue in the Greektown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the night of July 22, 2018. Faisal Hussain killed two people and wounded thirteen using a Smith & Wesson M&P .40-calibre handgun. He died by suicide after a shootout with Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers. Despite a year-long investigation, authorities were unable to determine a motive for the shooting. They noted that Hussain had mental health issues and a long-time obsession with violence.