'We are heartbroken': Scarborough pub issues statement just over a week after mass shooting

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The Instagram station to Piper Arms Pub’s relationship follows a March 7 shooting successful which 3 men opened occurrence wrong the constitution connected its opening night. No 1 was killed and the suspects are inactive astatine large.

Statement posted to Piper Arms Pub's Instagram relationship responds to March 7 shooting that injured 12

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· Posted: Mar 15, 2025 8:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

On a snowy wintertime day, a constabulary conveyance is parked extracurricular a ample stonr pub with a NOW OPEN sign. The pub is taped disconnected with constabulary tape

Just implicit a week aft 3 masked men walked into a Scarborough, Ont., pub and opened occurrence connected the assemblage inside, the constitution has issued a connection saying the concern is co-operating with the constabulary probe and its "thoughts are with everyone affected."

On March 7, Piper Arms Pub, located adjacent Scarborough Town Centre, was celebrating its opening nighttime erstwhile 3 masked men walked and opened occurrence indiscriminately. No 1 was killed, but 12 radical were injured. The suspects fled and stay outstanding.

On Saturday, the pub issued a connection to its Instagram account.

"We are heartbroken implicit what happened astatine our Scarborough Town Centre determination connected what was expected to beryllium a peculiar opening nighttime for our squad and the community," the connection reads. "This benignant of unit has nary spot successful our community."

Toronto constabulary are investigating the incident. In an email Saturday, a constabulary spokesperson said determination is inactive nary update connected the suspects oregon a imaginable motive.

WATCH | Local councillor says pub shooting could beryllium linked to tow motortruck manufacture violence:

Scarborough pub wide shooting could beryllium linked to tow motortruck industry, authoritative says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a Toronto metropolis councillor are condemning a wide shooting that took spot astatine a pub successful Scarborough implicit the weekend. CBC’s Chris Glover has the latest connected the probe — and what we cognize astir imaginable connections to the city’s tow motortruck industry.

Local councillor Michael Thompson said earlier this week that he'd heard from constituents that the shooting was related to a tow motortruck manufacture turf war. Police and CBC Toronto person not confirmed immoderate connection, and the pub's connection makes nary notation of a motive.

CBC Toronto reached retired Saturday to the email included successful the pub's statement, asking for remark from ownership, but did not instantly perceive back. CBC Toronto antecedently near messages with the pub via telephone and email successful the days pursuing the shooting, but did not person a response.

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