During a press convention on Tuesday, Detective Sergeant Terry Browne went into additional element on the matter. Notably, he defined that the kids are believed to have been concerned in a separate incident forward of the stabbing.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe have information to believe that this same group of 8 young women were involved in another altercation earlier before becoming involved in this altercation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Additionally, Browne famous that the group is comprised of three 13-year-olds, three 14-year-olds, and two 16-year-olds. However, it\u2019s unclear why precisely they selected to hyperlink up that night.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThese 8 individuals, from what we\u2019ve gathered so far, met on social media. They come from varying parts of the city\u2026We don\u2019t know how or why they met on that evening or why the destination was Downtown Toronto. We don\u2019t know how long they\u2019ve been acquainted with each other, but I wouldn\u2019t describe them as a gang at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
He went on to share that three of the kids \u201chad prior contact with law enforcement,\u201d and he additionally described the character of the assault as\u00a0\u201cswarming or swarming-type behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n
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As for the 59-year-old man, he hasn\u2019t been publicly recognized, although authorities be aware that he\u2019d been staying at a homeless shelter since late autumn.<\/p>\n