Shot A Ttc Worker

Shot a TTC worker
Shot a TTC worker by a thief. The TTC ticket collector was inside the subway station. The shot happened because the thief tried to steal him, on Sunday February 26 at 7:20 pm atToronto’s Dupont subway station.
A man in balaclava demanded from the collector then fired a shotgun twice, hitting the collector in the upper chest and neck, according to a police source, the gunmantook off running and escaped down the street. The source said, “It wasn’t clear if any money was taken”.http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/1137360--ttc-fare-collector-recovering-after-shooting-at-dupont-station.

A TTC ticket collector underwent emergency surgery Sunday night after being shot in the neck during an attempted robbery at Dupont subway station. The long-time employee,believed to be in his 50s, remains in hospital but is expected to survive.
Meanwhile, Toronto police are going through surveillance tapes to try to identify the suspect, who took off immediately afterthe shooting.
“I will not have people attacking my staff,” said an emotional Andy Byford, acting general manager of the TTC, speaking to the media outside the station Sunday night.

Police saidthe call first came in as a “hold-up alarm.” Dozens of police officers, the canine unit and paramedics swarmed the area within minutes of the shooting, which happened at 7:20 p.m.
A man in abalaclava demanded cash from the collector, then fired a shotgun twice, hitting the collector in the upper chest and neck, according to a police source. The gunman took off running and escaped down thestreet, the source said. It wasn’t clear if any money was taken.
Byford said there have been reports that a bystander chased after the gunman. Police closed the subway station, sending trains rightthrough, as they investigated.
The station was reopened with full service Monday morning.
Paramedics transported the employee with life-threatening injuries to St. Michael’s Hospital, where he...