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Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw is scheduled to speak at a news conference Wednesday afternoon after a Jewish-owned North York restaurant was shot at last Friday.<\/p>\n
Police said in a news release that Demkiw will speak at 1 p.m., alongside Chief Supt. Katherine Stephenson of intelligence services and Supt. Ryan Forde of organized crime enforcement.<\/p>\n
Police were initially called to Old Avenue Restaurant in the area of Avenue Road and Brooke Avenue at 1:28 a.m. on April 3.<\/p>\n
Investigators say officers responded to reports of gunshots heard in the area, and bullet holes were found in the front entrance of the restaurant.<\/p>\n
No injuries were reported. Police said at the time that the gun and gangs unit was investigating, and they had increased patrols in the area.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued after the incident, the president and CEO of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto Adam Minsky said the organization was “horrified” to hear the business was shot at.<\/p>\n
“We are repeatedly witnessing firsthand that when hate is normalized, this is the kind of terror that results,” Minsky’s statement read.<\/p>\n
“All Canadians should be extremely concerned by what\u2019s happening in our country right now. This is not solely a threat to the Jewish community \u2014 it\u2019s a threat to every Canadian who wants to live their lives in peace and safety.”<\/p>\n