Police investigating 7 shootings at magic mushroom stores across city

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Toronto Police Service accidental they’re investigating 7 shootings astatine magic mushroom stores astir the city.

Incidents connected to caller Kensington Market shootings, constabulary say

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· Posted: May 16, 2025 12:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

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The incidents are connected to the shootings that occurred astatine 2 stores successful Kensington Market connected Wednesday and Thursday evening, constabulary say. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

Toronto Police Service accidental they're investigating 7 shootings astatine magic mushroom stores astir the city.

Officers were called to the assorted stores betwixt Wednesday evening and Friday morning, wherever they recovered grounds of gunfire, constabulary say.

A conveyance drove done a storefront successful 1 incident, but constabulary accidental they haven't located the driver.

No injuries person been reported.

The incidents are connected to the shootings that occurred astatine 2 stores successful Kensington Market connected Wednesday and Thursday evening, constabulary say.

Officers were called to the Kensington Avenue and Baldwin Street country connected Wednesday astir 12:20 a.m. astir sounds of gunshots. Police accidental a concern that was bare astatine the clip was changeable astatine respective times, damaging the storefront.

The adjacent night, conscionable aft 1 a.m., constabulary were called aft gunshots were heard in Spadina Avenue and Baldwin Street area. Officers aboriginal recovered grounds of gunshots extracurricular of a business, constabulary said successful a station connected X.

Ping Chu, who owns a store successful the marketplace and has been surviving successful the country for implicit 30 years, said the Wednesday shooting happened close crossed the thoroughfare from her house.

"I heard astir 10 to 12 'bang, bang, bang,' and I was reasoning it was aboriginal Victoria Day fireworks," she told CBC connected Thursday.

She said she looked from her model to spot what was happening, but was not capable to spot anything.

Some storefronts sustained damages successful the shootings, including shattered windows and slug holes, police say.

The shootings are portion of 8 full reported incidents astatine magic mushroom dispensaries, constabulary say. There is nary fishy statement astatine this time.

Police are asking anyone with accusation to interaction them.

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