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40-year-old identified as victim of fatal shooting in Vaughan, Ontario: police

A young child and a 40-year-old man were killed in a quadruple shooting at a facility in Vaughan, Ontario. residence Friday morning, as police announced an arrest in what they described as a “targeted incident.”

Officers responded to the home on Casa Nova Drive, in the area of ​​Major MacKenzie Drive and Weston Road, shortly before 9 a.m. Friday.

Four victims were inside the home at the time with gunshot wounds, police said.

One of the victims, police said, was pronounced dead at the scene. Meanwhile, one victim was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and two others were transported with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

In an update on Saturday, police said two-year-old Marcus Vu and 40-year-old Thi Trang Do died from their injuries. Investigators have not said which person succumbed to their injuries at the hospital and which died at the scene.

Police said the other two victims were in stable condition.

Toronto resident Van Viet Duong, 41, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting.

York Regional Police said the accused is believed to be known to the victims, although the relationship has not been disclosed, and that the incident is believed to be targeted.


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