Toronto shooting: Victims ‘spread across many blocks’ , shooter dead

A GUNMAN has opened fire in the city of Toronto, with witnesses saying victims could be seen scattered across a wide area.

Local reporter Jeremy Chohn has tweeted saying the shooting began outside a restaurant on Danforth Avenue near Logan Avenue in Greektown, Toronto.

“Victims are spread across many blocks,” he wrote.

According to local police:  As many as 9 people have injured, including a child, and the gunamn is dead following a mass shooting in Greektown.

Toronto police were called to an area outside a restaurant on Danforth Avenue near Logan Avenue around 10 p.m. following reports of multiple gunshots.