5 killed in shooting in Canada

Five people were killed in a shooting at a condominium in a Toronto suburb Sunday night, police said, Report informs, citing CNN.

At around 7:20 p.m., officers responded to an active shooting call at the building in Vaughan, a city just north of Toronto, York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween said in a news conference.

Police found a "horrendous scene where numerous victims were deceased," MacSween said. He said a surviving victim who was shot was taken to a hospital where they are expected to survive.

The suspect's motive has not been released, and police did not share what led to the shooting.

Constable Laura Nicolle told CNN the incident was the "most terrible call I've seen in my entire career."

Nicolle said in an earlier news conference it appears the victims were from more than one condo unit.

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