Suspect in Deadly Toronto Shooting Spree Struggled With Mental Illness, Family Says

Suspect in Deadly Toronto Shooting Spree Struggled With Mental Illness, Family Says
Police officers enter a coffee shop damaged by gunfire while investigating a mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, Canada, July 23, 2018. Reuters/Chris Helgren
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TORONTO—The man accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding 13 others on a bustling Toronto street struggled with severe mental illness, his family said on July 23 as police sought a motive in the rampage.

Less than a day after a 10-year-old girl and 18-year-old woman were killed, the suspect was identified by the independent Special Investigations Unit (SIU) as Faisal Hussain, a 29-year-old Toronto resident. He was found dead shortly after the shooting, authorities said.