<p class="title">The gunman who killed two persons and injured 13 others in a deadly mass shooting in Canada's largest city Toronto has been identified as Pakistani-origin Faisal Hussain, according to the police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hussain, 29, was suffering from psychosis and was getting professional help, Canada's public broadcaster CBC News reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A resident of Toronto, Hussain worked in a grocery store.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Sunday, he opened fire in Toronto's vibrant Greektown neighbourhood, killing a 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman. Thirteen people were also injured in the shooting, some with potentially life-altering injuries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, Hussain died after a brief exchange of gunfire with the police on Danforth Avenue. It was not immediately clear whether he shot himself dead or was killed by the police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The motive behind the shooting, rare in Toronto, was also not immediately known.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hussain was not on any federal watchlists associated with the national security, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His family, originally from Pakistan, said in a statement that their son was in the grips of untreatable and severe mental illness for "his entire life". Neither professionals, nor medication nor therapy could help him, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They said that Hussain struggled with psychosis and depression and that they were devastated by his violent actions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Toronto police executed a search warrant at Hussain's apartment in the Thorncliffe Park area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The federal public safety minister's office said that the police will continue to lead the investigation into Hussain's background.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There is no national security nexus at this time," communications officer Hilary Peirce said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Eight years ago, Hussain had disclosed to his friend Aamir Sukhera that he was suffering from psychosis and was getting professional help, the report said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, there have been renewed calls for tougher restrictions on firearms after the shooting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goodale said that the government is prepared to consider tightening handgun laws. </p>
<p class="title">The gunman who killed two persons and injured 13 others in a deadly mass shooting in Canada's largest city Toronto has been identified as Pakistani-origin Faisal Hussain, according to the police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hussain, 29, was suffering from psychosis and was getting professional help, Canada's public broadcaster CBC News reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A resident of Toronto, Hussain worked in a grocery store.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Sunday, he opened fire in Toronto's vibrant Greektown neighbourhood, killing a 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman. Thirteen people were also injured in the shooting, some with potentially life-altering injuries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, Hussain died after a brief exchange of gunfire with the police on Danforth Avenue. It was not immediately clear whether he shot himself dead or was killed by the police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The motive behind the shooting, rare in Toronto, was also not immediately known.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hussain was not on any federal watchlists associated with the national security, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His family, originally from Pakistan, said in a statement that their son was in the grips of untreatable and severe mental illness for "his entire life". Neither professionals, nor medication nor therapy could help him, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They said that Hussain struggled with psychosis and depression and that they were devastated by his violent actions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Toronto police executed a search warrant at Hussain's apartment in the Thorncliffe Park area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The federal public safety minister's office said that the police will continue to lead the investigation into Hussain's background.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There is no national security nexus at this time," communications officer Hilary Peirce said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Eight years ago, Hussain had disclosed to his friend Aamir Sukhera that he was suffering from psychosis and was getting professional help, the report said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, there have been renewed calls for tougher restrictions on firearms after the shooting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goodale said that the government is prepared to consider tightening handgun laws. </p>