# Toronto: Shooting near a school 2024-06-02 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** breaking-news\ **Created:** [June 3, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-shooting-near-a-school-2024-06-02/1002437 "2024-06-03T13:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-shooting-near-a-school-2024-06-02/1002437/1 "2024-06-03T13:15:35Z")
> **[Toronto shooting leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, nearby school closed | Globalnews.ca](https://globalnews.ca/news/10541050/kipling-mount-olive-toronto-shooting/)** > > Toronto police said emergency crews were called to the area of Kipling Avenue and Mount Olive Drive, just north of Finch Avenue West, at 10:53 p.m. for reports of a shooting.  > The shooting happened outside of North Albion Collegiate Institute and the Toronto District School Board said in a post on X that the school and on-site daycare would be closed Monday, with students moving to remote learning for the day. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-shooting-near-a-school-2024-06-02/1002437/2 "2024-06-03T21:53:36Z")
That’s weird that it happened last night, seemingly outside of regular business hours. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-shooting-near-a-school-2024-06-02/1002437/3 "2024-06-03T22:03:37Z")
I tagged this as breaking news and added a date. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-shooting-near-a-school-2024-06-02/1002437/4 "2024-06-03T22:52:40Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > That’s weird that it happened last night It wasn’t a school shooting, it was just a shooting near a school. I assume they were protecting the crime scene. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-shooting-near-a-school-2024-06-02/1002437/5 "2024-06-03T23:16:28Z")
Here’s another news item. Yes, it did take place near a school, but it was not a school shooting: > **[1 dead, 4 others injured after shooting outside Rexdale high school: police](https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/1-dead-4-others-injured-after-shooting-outside-rexdale-high-school-police-1.6910932)** > > One of the five people shot outside a Rexdale high school late Sunday night has died in hospital, Toronto police confirm. From the item: > [@](#): > > Police said Monday that a group of about 15 to 20 men had finished playing soccer that afternoon and were enjoying the fresh air outside the school when two suspects pulled up, got out of their vehicle, and began shooting. > > Five men, who police said are between the ages of 40 and 60, were shot and rushed to hospital for treatment. One man, who sustained life-threatening injuries, died in hospital a short time later. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-shooting-near-a-school-2024-06-02/1002437/6 "2024-06-03T23:42:00Z")
Yeesh. People used to use the phrase “Toronto, the good”. You don’t hear that phrase anymore.