York President and Vice Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri released a statement early Friday morning regarding last night’s shooting.
“I would like to express my thoughts and concerns for our two students who were injured when a firearm was discharged on the evening of March 6th on our Keele campus,” the email reads.
“Our immediate focus is on supporting the two students and their families, and in providing counseling support for York Community members.”
The statement also mentions that the school has resumed normal operations, and states that the injuries to both women are life-threatening.
York sent out an additional email stating that Toronto Police are requesting assistance with the investigation of the shooting. Anyone who has any additional information is urged to contact Toronto Police Services directly at 416-808-2222.
York student Stephanie Castellano created a petition after the incident urging York to employ on-campus police officers. The petition can be found here.
York students reacted on social media following the shooting. Just before midnight, York was trending on Twitter.
@PrincessSarah88 said, “sad to hear about the shooting at @yorkuniversity. It’s a great school, with a series of unfortunate events.”
@MirYous also added by saying that “strict gun control is needed. The shooting at YorkU is unacceptable.”
@SnoopAVP tweeted out, “after seeing the #YorkShooting question I ask is why do all these violent incidents only seem to happen at #YorkU and not other schools?”
Michael Burton
Executive Editor (Online)
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