Guwahati, Oct 25: In yet another distressing incident from Canada, three children among five people were killed in a mass shooting incident in the northern Ontario city in Canada.
Police described the shooting as a result of "intimate partner violence" that happened at two nearby homes.
The shootings took place at around10:30 pm local time on Tuesday resulted in the death of a 6-year-old, a 7-year-old, a 12-year-old, and a 41-year-old, police said.
Police spokesman Lincoln Louttit said investigators learned about the shooter through the witnesses who came forward.
Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland also offered her condolences to the community.
“The thoughts of all of us are with the loved ones of those killed and with the people of Sault Ste. Marie,” she said.