She said a group of men and women, who arrived at the casino armed and fled immediately after the shooting, are suspects and remain outstanding. When officers arrived, they were directed inside the casino and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.ĭurham Police Sgt. Joanne Bortoluss, speaking to reporters, identified the victim as Michael Ferdinand, 34, an employee of the casino.īortoluss said the shooting happened inside the establishment. at Pickering Casino Resort, 888 Durham Live Ave., near Church Street and Highway 401. Officers received a report of several shots fired at about 5:05 a.m. Investigators are asking people to stay clear of the area for the time being.A security guard at a Pickering casino has died in hospital after he was shot while on the job early Monday, Durham Regional Police say. Pickering Casino Resort said in a post on X that it is “temporarily closed” until further notice but made no mention of the shooting.

A portion of the casino remains closed as police investigate the shooting, but guests are being allowed to leave if they need to. Images from the scene showed an ambulance and a heavy police presence outside the casino resort. But we are still in the process of reviewing that and looking for witnesses to come forward.” “We are working with the casino, reviewing surveillance video as well as speaking with witnesses to see what information we can obtain,” Bortoluss said. She said the homicide unit is now combing through security footage from the casino and speaking with witnesses to try and gather more information about what happened and who was involved. “It's obviously safe to say somebody was armed going into the casino and we are working very diligently with the casino, as well as witnesses, as well as members of our homicide unit to piece together what happened and to apprehend those responsible,” Bortoluss said. She said it's not yet clear how long the suspect(s) were inside casino beforehand or why one of the members of the group fired multiple shots at the guard. “I can advise that we are looking for multiple males and females that are believed to be involved in this incident that did flee the casino immediately following the shooting,” Bortoluss said.

The victim - who has been identified Michael Ferdinand - was rushed to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Investigator say they are searching for multiple men and women who fled the scene after a 34-year-old security guard was fatally gunned down at a Pickering casino early Thanksgiving Day.Īt around 5:05 a.m., police received a call for “numerous shots” fired at the casino, Durham Regional Police Sgt.

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