Galloway Boys, the next generation: Police cite gang for fatal shootings

ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY, KIM MACKRAEL AND TIMOTHY APPLEBY

Sept. 12, 2012 – Globe and Mail

Mirrored shootings, a decade apart: Cases of mistaken identity, turf-war homicides and bystanders caught in crossfire between young black men with guns.

Police trace this year’s fatal shootings back to the same name at the heart of the biggest street-gang prosecution in Ontario history: the Galloway Boys.

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Eaton Centre shooting shakes Toronto’s sense of safety

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Monday June 4, 2012 – Globe and Mail

DAKSHANA BASCARAMURTY AND ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY

An eruption of gang violence in one of Toronto’s busiest crossroads – the Eaton Centre – has challenged the city’s reputation for downtown safety while drawing a promise from the mayor that “we’re going to apprehend this person, and we will convict this person.”

The gunman who fired on at least one intended target Saturday evening sprayed bullets across a crowded food court that is ringed with security cameras. Police said they have images of a suspect but did not release a description – an approach one retired homicide detective called an indication that an arrest may be imminent.

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