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<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#2e2224;font-size:14px"><strong>Elderly condo resident with $1million lawsuit against condo building in Vaughn, Canada, murders &#8216;five condo board members in each of their apartments&#8217; &#8211; before being shot dead by cops </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#2e2224;font-size:14px"><strong>73-year-old Francesco Villi, reportedly shot five residents dead in different apartments, all condo board members, before he was shot dead by responding police officers </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#2e2224;font-size:14px"><strong>A total of six people were killed, including the gunman, who was shot by police </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#2e2224;font-size:14px"><strong>Police were called to the condo in Vaughan, Ontario, before 7.30pm on Sunday</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#2e2224;font-size:14px"><strong>Ontario&#8217;s Special Investigations Unit said Villi used a semi-automatic handgun, to shoot dead three men and two women</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#2e2224;font-size:14px"><strong>A sixth victim, a 66-year-old woman believed to be the wife of a prominent board member, is currently hospitalized with serious gunshot injuries </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#2e2224;font-size:14px"><strong>Villi is understood to have lodged a civil complaint against the condo corporation for $1million </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#2e2224;font-size:14px"><strong>Court docs show the board sought a restraining order in 2018 against Villi for &#8220;allegedly threatening, abusive, intimidating and harassing behavior&#8221; towards the board, property management, workers and residents </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#2e2224;font-size:14px"><strong>In the days leading to the shooting Villi p<strong>osted several rambling messages on his social media pages accusing lawyers of continuing to ‘torture’ him</strong> </strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Francesco-Villi-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425058" width="654" height="783"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>The shooter Francesco Villi, 73, [photo], was confirmed in court as having died on Sunday night. He&#8217;d previously filed a $6m lawsuit against the condo company</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Five people were shot dead by a gunman who went on a rampage in suburban Toronto condo building before cops stormed the building and killed him.<br>Canadian police say the suspect started shooting in an apartment complex in Vaughan, Ontario, shortly before 7.30pm on Sunday night.<br>Described as an &#8216;elderly resident&#8217;, 73-year-old Francesco Villi, reportedly shot five residents dead in different apartments, all condo board members, before he was shot dead by responding police officers.<br>A 66-year-old woman, believed to be the wife of a prominent condo board member, also suffered serious gunshot injuries, but is expected to survive <br>Villi is understood to have lodged a civil complaint against the condo corporation for $1million &#8211; and aired his exasperation in several <a href="https://www.facebook.com/francesco.villi.963/videos/536975138350105">videos </a>on his Facebook page before the mass shooting. <br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Francesco-Villi-tweet-4.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425077" width="839" height="220"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Warning signs: 73-year-old condo resident Francesco Villi posted several rambling messages on his social media in the days prior to shooting dead five condo board members, accusing lawyers of continuing to ‘torture’ him</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to Ontario&#8217;s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Villi used a semi-automatic handgun, allegedly killing three men and two women<br>The lone female survivor is currently in hospital with shot injuries listed as seriously wounded.<br>On arrival officers were confronted by the gunman at the building near Jane Street and Rutherford Road.<br>Local reports say EMTS who arrived to find a &#8216;horrendous scene&#8217; and have since confirmed that a total of six people, including the suspect, have died.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Cops-investigate-after-gunman-went-on-a-rampage-in-suburban-Toronto-condo-building-killing-five-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425057" width="841" height="583"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>York Regional Police tactical officers stand in the lobby of a condominium building in Vaughan, Ontario on Sunday night. Canadian Police confirmed six people are dead, including the suspect, after a shooting in a unit of the building</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Francesco-Villi-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425066" width="835" height="1102"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Shooter: Francesco Villi, [photo], who lived in a one-bedroom $476,000 apartment on the ground floor of the building, killed five residents dead in different flats &#8211; believed to be condo board members &#8211; before being shot dead by police</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Taped-entrance-after-gunman-went-on-a-rampage-in-suburban-Toronto-condo-building-killing-five-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425060" width="844" height="520"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>The incident took place at a condominium building in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan</strong>,<strong> north of Toronto in Ontario. The condo building entrance was secured with police tape after Sunday&#8217;s shooting</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The gory incident took place in the suburb of Vaughn, 20 miles north of downtown Toronto, a city that prides itself on its longstanding safety.<br>Villi reportedly used a semi-automatic handgun to shoot all six members of the condo board, before he was forcibly stopped. One of the victims is expected to survive. Incidentally, the sale of handguns was banned in Canada earlier this year in response to a mass shooting that saw 22 people killed in Nova Scotia in April 2020.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>Addressing the media on the incident, York Regional Police Chief James MacSween reassured the public that &#8216;There is no further threat to the community at this point. We offer our sincere condolences to the victims and their families.&#8217; <br>MacSween said a seventh person injured in the incident &#8211; a 66-year-old woman &#8211; who was by the Villi, has been hospitalized, but is expected to survive serious gunshot injuries. <br>Ontario´s Special Investigations Unit, which gets involved when there is a death or serious injury involving police, is investigating. </p>



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</div><figcaption><strong>&#8220;Everybody are working to destroy me</strong>, <strong>I will never become one of you — liars, demons — never&#8221;</strong>: <strong>Villi posted several rambling videos on his social media in the days before the spree, accusing lawyers of ‘torturing’ him</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Cops-investigate-after-gunman-went-on-a-rampage-in-suburban-Toronto-condo-building-killing-five-3.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425071" width="840" height="537"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>York Regional Police tactical officers work the scene of a fatal shooting in Vaughan, Ontario</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Ambulance-parked-outside-the-lobby-of-a-condominium-building-following-a-fatal-shooting-in-Vaughn-Ontario-on-Monday-Dec-19-2022.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425072" width="840" height="544"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>An ambulance is parked outside the lobby of a condominium building following a fatal shooting in Vaughn, Ontario on Sunday, Dec. 18</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Armed police were seen storming the building following the reporters of gunfire. SIU said said he was shot by an officer in one of the building&#8217;s hallways around 8 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<br>Teams of emergency services then locked off the apartment building while ambulances worked to help surviving victims.<br>The victims reportedly, had been found in three different apartments in the building. Police located one woman at the condo who had been shot in the face. She is believed to be one of the deceased, reports <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/12/18/vaughan-condo-shooting-suspect/" target="_blank">City News Toronto</a>. <br>Police have not yet named any of the deceased victims of Sunday&#8217;s fatal shooting.<br>Cops evacuated the building but MacSween said there is no further threat to the community. He said they hoped to have residents back in their units within hours.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Cops-investigate-after-gunman-went-on-a-rampage-in-suburban-Toronto-condo-building-killing-five-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425064" width="844" height="555"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Police stand in the lobby of a condominium building following the shooting. Authorities said multiple people were shot and killed in a unit of the building in the Toronto suburb and the gunman was killed by police</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Jim-MacSween-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425063" width="842" height="544"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween updates the media at the scene of a shooting in Vaughan, Ontario</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Court documents indicate that Villi had a long-standing dispute with his condo board.<br>Villi filed a lawsuit against six directors and officers of the board in 2020, alleging the board members &#8220;committed acts of crime and criminality from 2010 onwards.&#8221; He further alleged the directors had caused him five years of &#8220;torment&#8221; and &#8220;torture&#8221; related to alleged issues with the electrical room below his unit.<br>Justice Joseph Di Luca tossed the case this summer, calling it &#8220;frivolous&#8221; and &#8220;vexatious.&#8221;<br>Court documents also show the board sought a restraining order in 2018 against Villi for his &#8220;allegedly threatening, abusive, intimidating and harassing behavior&#8221; towards the board, property management, workers and residents.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-30.png" alt="" class="wp-image-425090" width="842" height="1100"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Court documents indicate that the shooter Francesc0 Villi [photo], had a long-standing dispute with his condo board &#8211; A row that had been ongoing for five years, starting when the corp tried to restrain Villi from ‘threatening, intimidating and harassing’ the board of directors </strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In multiple videos shared on his social media accounts, Villi appeared to comment about the ongoing dispute with his condo.<br>His <a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0bxzQAT7biPFGL4Qf5f2AFR1PjZgik7n5yFDA8r4fjx4VHD8aVwSE3xhPt94wnVzBl&;id=100010769972426&;sfnsn=mo&;mibextid=RUbZ1f">Facebook</a> page had a video posted online hours before the Sunday shooting in which he identifies himself, lists the address of the building where the shooting later took place, specifying that he is a resident of the condo.<br>In the video he&#8217;s heard calling a member of the condo board a &#8220;monster&#8221; as he alleged the building owners, condo board members, lawyers and judges are conspiring against him.<br>&#8220;Everybody are working to destroy me,&#8221; he said during the 16-minute video.<br> &#8220;I will never become one of you — liars, demons — never.&#8221;<br>Villi was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, however his case wasn&#8217;t heard due to his death.<br>&#8220;Mr. Villi passed away yesterday. On consent of the defendants, this action and the counterclaim are permanently stayed,&#8221; a court document dated Monday says. </p>

Six dead near Toronto, after condo resident, Francesco Villi, 73, with $1million lawsuit against building shoots six residents in each of their apartments, killing ‘five condo board members’, before being shot dead by cops
