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Vigil planned to mark one year since Danforth mass shooting

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A vigil will be held Monday to mark the first anniversary of a mass shooting on Toronto’s Danforth Ave.

The city’s Greektown community will gather to remember the victims of the tragedy, which left two people dead and 13 others injured.

A lone gunman went on a shooting rampage on July 22, 2018, before turning the gun on himself.

Reese Fallon, 18, and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis were killed in the shooting.

Their names will be read aloud at a parkette where Fallon was with a group of friends celebrating a birthday when shots rang out. Church bells will also ring at the vigil, which is set to begin at sunset.

Toronto police have said the motive for the attack is not known, but the gunman had a long history of mental health issues.

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