CNN –
Five people were killed Sunday night in a shooting at a condominium in a Toronto suburb, police said.
Around 7:20 p.m., officers responded to an active building call in Vaughan, a city north of Toronto, York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween said at a news conference.
Police found a “horrific scene where numerous victims died,” MacSween said. One surviving victim who was shot was taken to a hospital where he is expected to survive, he said.
An emergency response unit is working to clear the building so displaced residents can return to their homes.
“What we’re trying to do is make sure the residents who live … in this building can come back as soon as possible. That’s going to take some time,” MacSween said, noting how large the building is.
Police are still notifying the families of the victims, so their identities have not been publicly announced, he said.
The suspect’s cellphone has not been released and police did not share what led to the shooting.
Police officer Laura Nicolle told CNN that the incident was “the most terrible call I’ve ever seen in my entire career.”
Nicolle said at an earlier news conference that it appears the victims were from more than one condo unit.