And the politicians speak of "gun control", ha, I piss on all of their graves!
Toronto police release name, details of shooting victimLast Updated Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:40:49 EST
CBC NewsToronto Police have released a name and other details about a 15-year-old girl who was shot and killed on Boxing Day when gunfire broke out in a downtown area bustling with shoppers.
Late Wednesday, with the authorization of the victim's family, Det. Savas Kyriacou identified her as Jane Creba.
Jane Creba was a Grade 10 student at a Toronto high school, police said as they released this photo.
"Jane was a Grade 10 student at Riverdale Collegiate," Kyriacou said.
He also released the results of a post-mortem examination.
"Cause of death was determined to be a bullet wound to the body."
Creba was gunned down early Monday evening during a shootout between two groups of young men on busy Yonge Street, which was packed with other innocent bystanders. She had been shopping with her mother.
FROM DEC. 26, 2005: Teen killed as bullets fly among shoppers in downtown Toronto
In a statement released Wednesday, her parents called her a best friend to her sister, protector of her younger brother and a caring soul.
Creba, who lived in the city's east end, was described as a top student and excellent athlete.
Creba was 'the funniest, prettiest and all around nicest person'
Friends and classmates writing on the internet remembered Creba as a warm person who was full of enthusiasm.
"She was honest to God the funniest, prettiest and all around nicest person...," one classmate wrote about her on a blog.
"I can't think of a single person who didn't like her and everyone loved laughing and joking with her. She had the nicest fun-loving attitude towards everything and I know that everyone will miss her."
A man pauses to light a candle at a makeshift memorial where the Yonge Street shooting took place.
A makeshift memorial of flowers, candles, and stuffed animals has been set up to mark the site of her death, on a stretch of sidewalk several blocks north of the Eaton Centre shopping mall.
'Significant progress' in probe: police chiefEarlier in the day, the city's police chief said his force was making "very significant progress" in investigating the incident, which also left six people with injuries.
Bill Blair told CBC News that police have a number of leads and are awaiting the results of forensic, ballistic and DNA tests.
A lot of information is coming in from witnesses at the scene. Investigators are also reviewing video taken in the area of the shooting, he said.
"The investigation is very active and we're making very significant progress and I'm very confident we'll get to the bottom of this and bring the people responsible to justice."
Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair said witnesses have been providing a lot of information about the shooting.
Police have said all the victims – four males and three females – were innocent bystanders.
Gang feud may have spurred shooting: reports
A feud between rival gang members may have sparked the shooting, published reports said.
Police believe 10 to 15 people in their late teens to early 20s from two different groups were involved in an exchange of gunfire.
Within an hour of the shooting, police arrested two young men at a nearby subway station, where they recovered a gun. By Wednesday, it was still uncertain if the two were involved in the violence. No charges had been laid.
Police said there could be more arrests.