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Man charged after three die in Toronto crossbow attack

Man charged after three die in Toronto crossbow attack

August 26, 2016 | 05:52 PM
People watch from their front door as police stand at a crime scene where three people died in an incident involving a crossbow, in the Scarborough suburb of Toronto.
Toronto police have charged a man with three counts of first-degree murder after three people were killed in a crossbow attack on a quiet suburban street, police in Canada's largest city said on Friday.Brett Ryan, 35, was slated to appear in court later on Friday, police said.Two men and a woman died at the house in the city's east end on Thursday. Police responding to a stabbing found the three bleeding on the driveway outside a nearby garage.One of the victims made a 911 call before dying, according to a local newspaper report, and the suspect was also wounded.
August 26, 2016 | 05:52 PM