The shooting claimed the lives of 18-year-old Reese Fallon and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis of Markham. Thirteen other people were wounded.
In the days following the shooting, his family released a statement citing a long history of mental illness, including depression and psychosis. Hussain had sought professional help over the years, according to his family.
In the days following the deadly Danforth shooting, Ontario's Special Investigations Unit identified Faisal Hussain as the gunman.(Twitter)
Statements from Hussain's father and brother show he traveled to Pakistan with his father two or three years ago. According to his father, he was "happy on the trip and did not want to return because people left him alone there." His mother, in contrast, told police Hussain had never travelled outside Canada.
From these statements, it appears police determined that Hussain's "only companions" were his parents and "they do not even know him that well and what he was up to."
Court action over warrants
As a result, police argued that the "only way of understanding the true extent of what occurred or was planned" was to go through a number of electronic devices seized from the apartment.
Those devices included four cell phones, three cameras, two iPads and two laptops.
In its submissions, the Crown argued against unsealing the ITOs at this "early" stage in the police investigation, which is ongoing despite Hussain's death.
Police argued they are still trying to answer a number of questions around the shooter's motivations, whether anyone else was involved, and where Hussain obtained the gun.
Police say Faisal Hussian's family did not 'even know him that well and what he was up to.' (Victoria Park Collegiate)
In recognition of the ongoing investigation, and privacy concerns, Corbett accepted some of the Crown's redactions of the ITOs. The redactions include some information about items seized from Hussain's apartment and personal information about "innocent persons."
"The goal must still be to balance public interest in effective policing and resolution of crime and public interest in an open court system," said Corbett.
In addition to the Toronto police investigation, Ontario's police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), is probing Hussain's death and interaction with police on the night of the shooting.
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In the days following the shooting, his family released a statement citing a long history of mental illness, including depression and psychosis. Hussain had sought professional help over the years, according to his family.
Statements from Hussain's father and brother show he traveled to Pakistan with his father two or three years ago. According to his father, he was "happy on the trip and did not want to return because people left him alone there." His mother, in contrast, told police Hussain had never travelled outside Canada.
From these statements, it appears police determined that Hussain's "only companions" were his parents and "they do not even know him that well and what he was up to."
Court action over warrants
As a result, police argued that the "only way of understanding the true extent of what occurred or was planned" was to go through a number of electronic devices seized from the apartment.
Those devices included four cell phones, three cameras, two iPads and two laptops.
In its submissions, the Crown argued against unsealing the ITOs at this "early" stage in the police investigation, which is ongoing despite Hussain's death.
Police argued they are still trying to answer a number of questions around the shooter's motivations, whether anyone else was involved, and where Hussain obtained the gun.
In recognition of the ongoing investigation, and privacy concerns, Corbett accepted some of the Crown's redactions of the ITOs. The redactions include some information about items seized from Hussain's apartment and personal information about "innocent persons."
"The goal must still be to balance public interest in effective policing and resolution of crime and public interest in an open court system," said Corbett.
In addition to the Toronto police investigation, Ontario's police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), is probing Hussain's death and interaction with police on the night of the shooting.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nicole Brockbank
Associate Producer, CBC Toronto
Nicole Brockbank is a producer for CBC Toronto's Enterprise Unit. Fuelled by coffee, she digs up, researches and writes original investigative and feature stories. nicole.brockbank@cbc.ca
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