Eight teenage girls who apparently met on social media have been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in Toronto
He said a number of weapons were seized, but declined to say what kind. He also said three of the girls had prior encounters with the police.
The girls met on social media but DS Browne said police"don't know how or why they met on that evening"."It's bizarre that they would all have hooked up together and found their way to downtown Toronto. Their primary residences are all over the place," he said."Anyone who isn't shocked with hearing something like this has clearly just thrown in the towel and just said that anything is possible in this world.
"Eight young girls and most under the age of 16. If this isn't alarming and shocking to everyone, then we're all in trouble quite frankly.""I can tell you it was a shock to find out that their children were involved in an event like this," he said.He added that they would investigate whether"swarming" had seen a resurgence in popularity on social media.
The officer said 20 or 30 years ago, young teen boys in Toronto would swarm others and try to steal Dr Martens boots or Air Jordan shoes but that trend faded away. Canadian authorities cannot release the girls' names because they are underage. They have made their first court appearance and remain in custody.
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