People across the city were hoping for a fresh start in 2006 after the terrible events on Boxing Day and the many other incidents of deadly gun violence in 2005, but that didn’t happen as the city recorded its first homicide of the year early Sunday morning.
It happened just five hours into the new year when a man was gunned down in the Eglinton and Locksley Avenues area, near Dufferin. There are few details available about the murder, but police said the 21-year-old victim, since identified as Dillan Anderson, was found slumped over in a vehicle.
Anderson was rushed to Sunnybrook-Women’s College Health Sciences Centre where he was pronounced dead, and so far, no arrests have been made. Authorities are still trying to determine a motive for the fatal shooting and haven’t released any details about a suspect.
A post mortem examination is scheduled for Monday.
This awful incident comes just hours after it was announced that the city, the province, and the federal government had agreed on a plan to combat gun crime after a very violent year - 52 people were killed by the weapons in 2005.
The three levels of government will create a task force to combat crime and agreed on what’s called reverse onus bail when dealing with violent offenders, which means the accused must demonstrate why they should be released.
The city, the province and the feds also confirmed their support for a ban on handguns and said they will work to ensure minimum mandatory sentences for criminals who use guns.
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My depest condolences for Jane's family! may she R.I.P
There is just one question I would like to ask...and maybe you could ask yourself this question as well.
Why is it that because Jane was a white, blue-eyed Canadian, the government is now, after 52 shootings, giving their condolences to her family? Could it be because shes white and the government doesn't care about the poor people in this city? If they did...they would have gone to all the poor, ghetto neighbourhoods of all the other shootings and they would have given their condolences to the families and neighbours of those victims.
And to the stupid racist person that wrote "Muerte a todos estos negros idiotas !!" is first of all IGNORANT because by killing someone evidently is NO way to solve ANY problem as we've CLEARLY seen from all the murders this past 2005. Maybe before you write something racist and stupid you should think through exactly what your writing mijito!
All I want to say is R.I.P Jane and that THE VIOLENCE MUST STOP!
Hangover wrote: MarceloAddax wrote: INFO HereToronto mourns loss of Jane Glenn Creba, 1990 - 2005 Athlete and Star Student Monday, January 2, 2006 Candlelight Vigil 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. / Moment of Silence 5:19 p.m. Reading of the names of ALL 52 victims of gunfire in 2005 will also take place. This moment is for ALL the victims of 2005, and a reminder / reflection for the beginning of 2006. Vigil will take place along both the east and west sidewalks of Yonge Street north of Dundas between Elm and Gould streets. (map) Click here for Press Release. On Boxing Day 2005, at 5:19 pm, Yonge Street in downtown Toronto between Elm and Gould streets was taken away from us as a safe public space. Gunfire, people were shot, a young girl died. Her name was Jane Creba. She was only 15. This violence has gotta stop. I am asking you, my fellow citizens of Toronto to come out on Monday January 2nd, 2006 for a candlelight vigil from 5 pm to 6 pm, with a moment of silence at exactly 5:19 pm. 5:19 pm will be exactly one week since the Yonge Street Boxing Day shootings. If you are a Business Owner on Yonge Street or elsewhere in the city of Toronto, I am asking you to stop your cash register for one full minute at 5:19 pm. Click here to leave messages of condolence and support for the Creba Family Sorry boludo, todos nos sentimos afectados por la muerte de esta chica, pero si queres que pongamos nuestro apoyo, al menos postea el link correcto. Muerte a todos estos negros idiotas !!
la informacin esta en INFO here, se un poco VIVO y un poco MENOS RACISTA
INFO HereToronto mourns loss of Jane Glenn Creba, 1990 - 2005 Athlete and Star Student Monday, January 2, 2006 Candlelight Vigil 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. / Moment of Silence 5:19 p.m. Reading of the names of ALL 52 victims of gunfire in 2005 will also take place. This moment is for ALL the victims of 2005, and a reminder / reflection for the beginning of 2006. Vigil will take place along both the east and west sidewalks of Yonge Street north of Dundas between Elm and Gould streets. (map) Click here for Press Release. On Boxing Day 2005, at 5:19 pm, Yonge Street in downtown Toronto between Elm and Gould streets was taken away from us as a safe public space. Gunfire, people were shot, a young girl died. Her name was Jane Creba. She was only 15. This violence has gotta stop. I am asking you, my fellow citizens of Toronto to come out on Monday January 2nd, 2006 for a candlelight vigil from 5 pm to 6 pm, with a moment of silence at exactly 5:19 pm. 5:19 pm will be exactly one week since the Yonge Street Boxing Day shootings. If you are a Business Owner on Yonge Street or elsewhere in the city of Toronto, I am asking you to stop your cash register for one full minute at 5:19 pm. Click here to leave messages of condolence and support for the Creba Family
Sorry boludo, todos nos sentimos afectados por la muerte de esta chica, pero si queres que pongamos nuestro apoyo, al menos postea el link correcto. Muerte a todos estos negros idiotas !!
Toronto mourns loss of Jane Glenn Creba, 1990 - 2005 Athlete and Star Student
Monday, January 2, 2006 Candlelight Vigil 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. / Moment of Silence 5:19 p.m.
Reading of the names of ALL 52 victims of gunfire in 2005 will also take place.
This moment is for ALL the victims of 2005, and a reminder / reflection for the beginning of 2006. Vigil will take place along both the east and west sidewalks of Yonge Street north of Dundas between Elm and Gould streets. (map)
Click here for Press Release.
On Boxing Day 2005, at 5:19 pm, Yonge Street in downtown Toronto between Elm and Gould streets was taken away from us as a safe public space.
Gunfire, people were shot, a young girl died. Her name was Jane Creba. She was only 15.
This violence has gotta stop.
I am asking you, my fellow citizens of Toronto to come out on Monday January 2nd, 2006 for a candlelight vigil from 5 pm to 6 pm, with a moment of silence at exactly 5:19 pm. 5:19 pm will be exactly one week since the Yonge Street Boxing Day shootings.
If you are a Business Owner on Yonge Street or elsewhere in the city of Toronto, I am asking you to stop your cash register for one full minute at 5:19 pm.
Click here to leave messages of condolence and support for the Creba Family