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TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie said Sunday that henarrowly missed being in the area where a gunman fired shots in acrowded food court in one of Canada's busiest malls, killing a manand injuring seven others. Police said the shooting on Saturday at Eaton Centre in downtownToronto targeted one individual and there were a number of innocentbystanders. Police said six people were shot in all, including a25-year-old man who was killed in a hail of bullets and a20-year-old man who remains in critical condition. Two people weretrampled and pushed in a frenzied mass exodus. Police Staff Sgt. Michael Perreault said they were reviewingsecurity video Sunday as they hunt for the shooter. Toronto PoliceChief Bill Blair said they have a description of the suspect.Police removed the shooting victim's body early Sunday morning. Lawrie was one of the first to break the news on Twitter onSaturday evening. He had gone to the mall with a friend shortlyafter the Blue Jays lost to the Boston Red Sox in a Saturdayafternoon game. "Pretty sure someone just let off a round bullets in eaton centermall .. Wow just sprinted out of the mall ... through traffic,"Lawrie tweeted. "People sprinting up the stairs right from where wejust were ... Wow wow wow." He later tweeted that he was "Rattled right now." On Sunday, Lawrie said he felt lucky because he left the food court10 seconds before the shooting. "It was instant panic," Lawrie said before Sunday's game againstthe Red Sox. "It was as if you stepped on an ant hill and theneveryone just flooded out of the place. ... I just got out of thereas fast as possible. I was the first person out of there." Lawrie said he wanted to get the news out fast. "I just thought I'd give it out there just to anybody that couldhave been in the mall or anybody that needed to get there ASAP, Ithought I could give them a good piece of information," he said. Lawrie, a Canadian, said he never thought something like that couldhappen at the Eaton Centre, a Toronto landmark that is popular withtourists. Toronto prides itself on being one of the safest cities in NorthAmerica. Many Canadians have long taken comfort in the peacefulnessof their communities and are nervous about anything that mightindicate they are moving closer to their American counterparts. Perreault said at least one of the injured has been released sincethe shooting, while the condition of a 13-year-old boy, originallylisted as critical, has improved. Perreault also said a pregnant woman who went into labor afterbeing trampled in the rush to get out of the mall has not yet givenbirth. Marcus Neves-Polonio, 19, was working in the food court when he sawa man pull out a gun and start firing. At least two people were onthe ground, he said. Erica Solmes, who manages the McDonald's inthe mall's food court, said she heard about 15 shots ring outbefore a stampede of people made a dash for the exits. "Any place for discharging a firearm in Toronto is dangerous. Inthe food court of the Eaton Centre on a Saturday evening, it's notonly dangerous, it's outrageous," the police chief Blair said. "Ibelieve every Torontonian is shocked and appalled by this crime." In 2005, a 15-year-old girl was killed during the Christmasholidays just north of the mall in a shooting that shocked the cityduring a year of record gun deaths in Toronto. In that case,Toronto teen Jane Creba was shopping with family on busy YongeStreet when she was caught in the crossfire of a shootout betweenrival gangs. "Today harkens back to that terrible moment," Blair said. "I amvery sadly reminded of that. That was one of the most tragic andshocking events that ever took place in Toronto." Officials said the mall and its parking garages will remain closedSunday while police continue the investigation. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Turbo Heat shield , Compressor housing for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Repair kits.
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