Police are confirming that as many as three were injured by gunfire in an incident at Bay and Queen Sts. on pavement mobbed with Raptors celebrants. An announcement from the stage while the Prime Minister was present asked fans to stay calm, but not to leave. A late Tweet from Police Operations says that three are injured, but not too seriously, and that two persons are in custody. Weapons have also been seized. On-air commentators for the CBC offered praise for police who acted to quell potential panic.
POTENTIALLY DEADLY PANIC
The huge turnout for the parade and rally slowed the event. Scott Lightfoot of CTV was saying that player introductions were taking place at 3.45 p.m., some three hours later than expected. It seems probable that the rally will last until at least 5 p.m. and perhaps longer, after which crowds will be finding their way home. Downtown streets and mass transit routes are likely to be crowded well into the evening. Below is video posted by Star City Hall reporter Jennifer Pagliaro showing the potential deadly panic. It is quite scary.
I’m on the roof of city hall and something is happening. People are running including what looks to be cops and security pic.twitter.com/FEbhw88OqI
— Jennifer Pagliaro (@jpags) June 17, 2019
