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GOLDSTEIN: Mayor opposes street checks, despite rising gun violence after they were scrapped

When John Tory was elected mayor in 2014 there were 177 shootings in Toronto, 76 people were wounded by gunfire and 27 people were fatally shot.

Last year, there were 409 shootings (a 131% increase), 163 people wounded by gunfire (a 114% increase) and 46 people fatally shot (a 70% increase).

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