Deadly Canadian van attack ends without police firing a single shot
Vancouver/Ottawa — A Toronto van attack that is among the worst mass killings in Canadian history ended without a shot being fired, elevating a police officer to hero status. A driver mowed down pedestrians on Monday along a busy stretch of Yonge Street in Toronto’s north end, killing 10 and wounding 15. It ended with a showdown captured on video, where the suspect faced off with a single police officer. The officer sought cover behind a cruiser, his gun drawn. The other man wielded an object — a cellphone, it appears in retrospect — as if it were a firearm, standing in front of the white van apparently used in the attack, its front end heavily damaged. The two men were about two car-lengths apart, with sirens blaring in the background. "Shoot me in the head," the man shouted, jabbing his hand in the air as if firing a gun. But the officer did not fire. The man walked towards the officer, getting close enough to almost touch. The officer did not fire. Soon after, the man gave up, dr...
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