Statement by Toronto Community Housing

TORONTO, September 19, 2021 — Toronto Community Housing has issued this statement concerning the homicide in Regent Park last night.

Toronto Community Housing strongly condemns the senseless gun violence in Regent Park last night. Our thoughts today are with the family and loved ones of the deceased and those injured, and with the entire Regent Park community.

Today our staff are in the community working alongside the City's Community Crisis Response Program team and local agencies to provide supports to tenants. Our Community Safety Unit is assisting Toronto Police with its investigation and will increase its presence in Regent Park over the next 72 hours.

We urge anyone with information about this crime to contact Toronto Police at 416-808-2222 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-8477. 

 

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Toronto Community Housing (www.torontohousing.ca) is Canada's largest social housing provider. We provide homes for nearly 60,000 low- and moderate-income households in neighbourhoods across the city.

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