"I thought the country was safe"
According to the latest reports from English media, a terrorist shooting occurred in Canada on Monday, the shooting location was located near the office area and the school, and the police were evacuated, and finally 3 people died!
The shooting occurred in the lobby of an office building in Toronto's York area around 3:30 p.m. Monday.
On a weekday afternoon, the area was full of people, and suddenly several huge gunshots shook the sky, alarming everyone, screaming everywhere, and everyone rushed for their lives.
Photographer Sharhokh Biniyaz's studio was next to the hallway where the shooting took place, when he was working in his office when he heard the sound of an argument coming from next door.
It didn't take long for the gunshots to explode, and a few minutes later, another gunshot rang out, and I felt that something was wrong, so I ran away and called the police at the same time.
"To be honest, I was too scared to go up and see what was going on because the other party had a gun."
It didn't take long for the police to arrive, and there were gunshots inside, "We heard four or five shots, one after the other." ”
As this time is close to the end of school, there is a primary school and a nursery school nearby.
The police immediately cordoned off the scene, and even dispatched an emergency task force and K9 to evacuate the children and notify the parents to pick them up.
Sarah Ashfield, the director of the daycare center, told the media that she was notified by the police that there had been a shooting in the neighborhood and that a lockdown had been immediately imposed.
"We turned off all the lights and the children were placed in corners waiting for further instructions".
She had been standing at the door of the building, waiting for instructions from the police. As soon as the notice is received, the child is sent to the parents and guardians until about 6 p.m.
"The kids don't know what's going on, we try to stay calm and all the kids are safe, that's the most important thing."
The oldest child at the nursery was only 4 years old, and many of the children were still taking a nap, when the staff heard the gunshots and pushed the bed out.
A couple of parents were notified and immediately rushed to the scene of the shooting and waited for their 21-month-old daughter to come out.
"We feel very unsafe, and we came to Canada because we know it's a very safe country," they said in fear. ”
Another mother burst into tears, saying, "I am very upset and anxious to see my child, and all parents feel the same way." ”
After the gunfire finally calmed down, the police found three bodies at the scene, namely a man and a woman, the victim and the gunman, the police guessed that the gunman committed suicide with a gun after the killing, and the bodies of all three were in the office building.
According to the latest news, the deceased, 1 man and 1 woman, were Arash Missaghi, a 54-year-old Toronto man, and Samira Yousefi, 44;
The gunman is a 46-year-old man, whose name has not been released by the police, but investigators have previously said that the three were arguing about "some kind of financial transaction" before the shooting, but they are still collecting evidence.
According to sources, the two deceased are co-owners of a company.
Arash Misagi, a mortgage broker, was charged in 2018 with being involved in a luxury home fraud case that amounted to $17 million to investors, but was not ultimately convicted.
A closer look at the case reveals that it was an "extremely complex mortgage fraud case", also known as the "racetrack case" (involving a luxury property located in this area).
Arash Misagi and his partner, Grant Erlick, disguised the legitimacy of the transaction by issuing false documents to lenders in their personal and corporate names, falsely claiming to be the owners of the property, and using false certificates of insurance titles, property insurance certificates, and false insurance policies.
But in fact, the mortgages of these mansions are not registered, and he is not the owner of the house.
The case was investigated in 2013, and the deceased, Arash Misagi, is one of the four accused.
Another female lawyer, Vakili, who was also involved in the case, fled in March of that year, carrying a bag full of $5,000 in cash and yoga pants, and finally returned to Canada to turn herself in, but always insisted that she was innocent.
Over the past six years, Arash Misaj has been involved in a series of civil and criminal lawsuits alleging fraud in mortgage and lending schemes, including fraud of more than $5,000 and forgery of documents, one of which Arash Misaji is suspected of involvement in.
These sources, multiple people with knowledge of the case, have not yet been confirmed by the police, and more details are yet to be released.
However, judging from the current information, it cannot be ruled out that the victims of the fraud case are angry and shoot and kill.