Codi Wilson, CP24.com
Four people were wounded after gunfire erupted at Pickering Ribfest late Saturday night, Durham Regional Police confirm.
The shooting took place outside the Pickering Civic Complex.
Police say four people suffered gunshot wounds but the extent of their injuries is not known at this time.
At least one person was taken to a trauma centre for treatment.
Investigators have not released any information on possible suspects.
Police say they will provide an update on the investigation at some point on Sunday morning.
Pickering resident Nick Foster told CP24 that Pickering Ribfest is a family event.
“It is a completely safe event, a lot of great people… We mostly always see families coming here,” he said. “I am just completely shocked that this happened out here.”
He added that he doesn’t believe the recent violence will dissuade members of the community from attending the event.
“I think everyone is still going to come and have a great time,” he said. “That’s what I hope will happen.”
In a tweet sent out Sunday, Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan said he was "troubled" by the incident.
I'm shocked & deeply troubled about the shootings which occurred in @CityofPickering. Kudos to Ribfest organizers for their robust security measures at the entrances, which kept trouble out. All levels of gov't must work together to get these illegal guns off our streets! pic.twitter.com/G9UwYnQojv — Mayor Dave Ryan (@mayordaveryan) June 3, 2018
David Pickles, the deputy mayor of Pickering, said he is out today trying to reassure people that the area is safe.
"I think people are really assured by the police presence that’s going on and the investigation. Hopefully they will get the people off the street that caused this disturbance as quickly as possible and we are very hopeful that the people who are impacted will recover very quickly," Pickles said.
"I think everybody is shocked and unpleasantly surprised. Everybody was having a great weekend down here. We had great weather. A lot of families were out so something like this in our community is really shocking. It is something that we hear about else. We don’t really expect something like this to happen here."
Codi Wilson, CTV News Toronto
Four people were wounded after gunfire erupted at Pickering Ribfest late Saturday night, Durham Regional Police confirm.
The shooting took place outside the Pickering Civic Complex.
Police say four people suffered gunshot wounds but the extent of their injuries is not known at this time.
At least one person was taken to a trauma centre for treatment.
Investigators have not released any information on possible suspects.
Police say they will provide an update on the investigation at some point on Sunday morning.
Pickering resident Nick Foster told CP24 that Pickering Ribfest is a family event.
“It is a completely safe event, a lot of great people… We mostly always see families coming here,” he said. “I am just completely shocked that this happened out here.”
He added that he doesn’t believe the recent violence will dissuade members of the community from attending the event.
“I think everyone is still going to come and have a great time,” he said. “That’s what I hope will happen.”
In a tweet sent out Sunday, Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan said he was "troubled" by the incident.
I'm shocked & deeply troubled about the shootings which occurred in @CityofPickering. Kudos to Ribfest organizers for their robust security measures at the entrances, which kept trouble out. All levels of gov't must work together to get these illegal guns off our streets! pic.twitter.com/G9UwYnQojv — Mayor Dave Ryan (@mayordaveryan) June 3, 2018
David Pickles, the deputy mayor of Pickering, said he is out today trying to reassure people that the area is safe.
"I think people are really assured by the police presence that’s going on and the investigation. Hopefully they will get the people off the street that caused this disturbance as quickly as possible and we are very hopeful that the people who are impacted will recover very quickly," Pickles said.
"I think everybody is shocked and unpleasantly surprised. Everybody was having a great weekend down here. We had great weather. A lot of families were out so something like this in our community is really shocking. It is something that we hear about else. We don’t really expect something like this to happen here."
Durham Regional Police say four have people have been taken to hospital after a shooting outside of the Pickering Civic Complex and Library late Saturday, minutes after a nearby festival closed for the night.
Durham police say four people have been taken to hospital following a shooting at the Pickering Ribfest.
Officers tell 680 NEWS they responded to the area near Pickering Civic Complex where the Ribfest was being held at around 11 p.m. on Saturday.
Police initially said three people were injured but confirmed a fourth victim with gunshot wounds in the early hours of Sunday. All four victims have non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is ongoing. No word on any suspects.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is being asked to contact police.
Update – Investigators from @DRPSWestDiv advise that we have 4 victims with gunshot wounds from the scene at Pickering Civic Complex. More Info will follow in am. — DurhamRegionalPolice (@DRPS) June 3, 2018
