Three people have been shot and killed by a crossbow in Toronto’s east end today.

STABBING:
Lawndale Rd + Argo Rd
-Reports 3 people shot
-Possibly by crossbow
-Injuries serious
#1506128
^dh

— David Hopkinson (@PC_Hoppee) August 25, 2016

It is the first triple homicide to take place in Toronto since late 2014.

STABBING:
Lawndale Rd + Argo Rd
-3 people now pronounced
-Homicide investigators notified
-Scene closed
Anyone with info
416 808-7400
^dh

— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) August 25, 2016

Constable David Hopkinson says Toronto Police received a call at 12:57 pm today indicating that a man had been stabbed in the area. When officers arrived on the scene they found two other victims with crossbow bolt injuries.

All three people have since been pronounced dead.

Police have taken one person into custody and are continuing to investigate.

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