Hitting Pedestrians in Toronto: What We Know About Alek Minasyan

Toronto police are interrogating a man who left on a sidewalk in a rented camper on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15.

Suspect was reportedly 25-year-old Alec Minasyan, writes Air force. According to the police, so far he has not attracted the attention of the authorities.

Apparently, he deliberately hit pedestrians, although his motives remain unclear.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the incident a tragic and brutal attack that caused him great sadness.

The head of the city police, Mark Saunders, said at the conference that the attack looked like it had been prepared in advance. However, the investigation is still ongoing and it is still premature to draw any definite conclusions.

The press praises the policeman who detained Minasyan for not opening fire during the tense confrontation with the assailant, despite the fact that Minasyan claimed that he was armed.

On air CBC They showed a video of a man pointing what appeared to be a gun at police officers and shouting, “Kill me!”

Next, the policeman orders the man: “Get on the ground!” The suspect responds that he has a gun, at which point the officer repeats, “I don’t care. To the ground!". After this, the man is detained without firing a single shot.

"Toronto Police and first responders acted without hesitation in the face of danger and I want to thank them for their courage and professionalism," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted.

Minasian will be formally charged in court on Tuesday morning local time.

How did the events develop?

The incident occurred at 13: 30 local time (17: 30 GMT) on Monday, April 23, near Young Street and Finch Avenue.

According to eyewitnesses, the driver for 2 kilometers at high speed drove along the sidewalk along Young Street, knocking people down.

The owner of the store on Young Street Reza Hashemi told Bi-bi-sithat heard screams from across the street. According to him, the car drove out onto the sidewalk, drove over people, then returned to the roadway and drove onto the sidewalk again.

The photographs from the scene show policemen with automatic rifles and doctors who help the wounded. An eyewitness on Twitter reported that he had seen corpses at the scene.

Another eyewitness says the driver ran over everyone and everything that blocked his path on the sidewalk: “He ran into people, fire hydrants, mailboxes...”.

According to him, the driver also signaled to pedestrians.

Watch the Gunmen in Toronto pretend his cellphone is a gun, trying to bait police Into shooting him. More Religion of Peace ... pic.twitter.com/leVQxPt6TD

- Matt Couch? (@RealMattCouch) April 23, 2018

What is known about the plucked?

Suspect Alec Minasyan must be brought to justice on Tuesday. Photo: Linkedin

The detainee’s name is Alec Minasyan. He is 25 years old.

According to Saunders, the detainee had not previously come to the attention of the police and, as far as is known, was not associated with any terrorist groups.

The suspect lived in a suburb of Richmond Hill in the north of Toronto.

In the past, he went to a special school for children with developmental problems, his former classmates say.

In Thornley High School, he often walked around with his head hanging down and tightly clenching his hands, as well as making meowing sounds, his former classmate Shirin Chami told Reuters in an interview. But at the same time he, in her words, did not show any inclination towards violence.

“He didn’t interact with many people, but as far as I remember he was completely harmless,” she adds.

Photo: CTV

Ari Bluff, who also studied with Minasyan, said he had few friends.

“I remember him walking the hallways alone or sitting in the cafeteria by himself,” Bluff said in an interview CBC.

After school, Minasyan attended Seneca College, in the north of Toronto, not far from where he killed an 10 man on Monday.

Company Ryder, from which Minasyan rented a van, said that she had provided the police with all the information she had about her.

Toronto Mayor John Tori urged city residents to stay calm.

“This tragic incident does not reflect how we live in this city and who we are,” the mayor said.

Passersby and neighbors #Toronto van attack. This is a deliberately run downward on the sidewalks, leaving behind 10 injured. pic.twitter.com/tbOfwoniPe

- Kevin Misener (@ Misener680NEWS) April 24, 2018

The White House in the wake of the incident issued a statement saying that the US is expressing support for the people of Canada and is ready to provide any assistance that Canada may need.

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