Accused Toronto shooter was free despite torture conviction, alleged gun smuggling indictment

A 25-year-old accused of opening fire on a Toronto nightclub crowd before running over pedestrians in a stolen rideshare vehicle had been free despite being arrested in a torture investigation just last year.

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On Sunday, Toronto Police announced that Omar Abdul Singateh, 25, was facing 10 charges, including reckless discharge of a firearm, in connection with a chaotic 3:30 a.m. shooting on the waterfront, in the area of Polson and Cherry streets.

According to police, a man opened fire on patrons leaving the nightclub, before stealing a rideshare vehicle “that had customers on board.” ---More...

Of course he was. https://t.co/EELHWfLnYi

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