![]() The Toronto sign will also be dimmed in his honour. Toronto Mayor John Tory said in a tweet that all flags will remain at half-mast at Toronto city hall, civic centres, Metro Hall and various city locations in Hong's memory on Monday. A line of officers saluted the vehicles as they drove past. Police line in procession, showing their respect, as the body of Toronto Constable Andrew Hong is taken from the scene in Mississauga where he was shot and killed this afternoon /u5CMVhPkLG- was a procession of police vehicles as Hong's body was taken from the scene of his death. "I committed to his family that they will have the full support of the Toronto Police Service every day going forward," Ramer said. Ramer said he met with Hong's family on Monday afternoon, along with Jon Reid of the Toronto Police Association, to break the news. Hong, a member of the traffic services unit, had worked for the force for 22 years. He is survived by his wife, two children and parents. Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said it didn't appear Hong did anything to the suspect prior to the attack. "He was shot in an unprovoked and, may I say, in an ambush attack," Duraiappah said. ![]() "This is devastating news for his family and for all members of the Toronto Police Service and our entire policing community. We will lean on each other while we work to support Constable Hong's family, and each other, in our grief," Ramer told reporters on Monday evening. He had stopped at the restaurant to take a lunch break, police said. Andrew Hong, 48, was killed while on a joint training exercise with Peel and York Regional Police. Toronto Police Chief James Ramer said Const. A deadly shooting rampage ensued, spanning three communities west of Toronto and ending around 6:30 p.m., when police said they fatally shot the suspect in a Hamilton cemetery. The attacks began at a Tim Hortons restaurant at around 2 p.m. UPDATE: Peel Regional Police have launched a multi-jurisdictional investigation into the shootingĪ gunman shot and killed a Toronto police officer at close range at a Mississauga, Ont., restaurant Monday afternoon in what police described as an unprovoked "ambush" - the first of a series of shootings that killed another man and wounded three others.
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