The casino was evacuated after police arrived at the scene. 'At this point, it does not appear to be targeted. The security guard was working, he was doing his job when he was involved with these individuals, who in turn shot and killed him,' she said.īortoluss said police have not determined what led to the interaction and what it was about. 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. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, the suspect in the mass shooting that killed five people and wounded 17 at an LGBTQ nightclub appears with state public defenders Joseph Archambault and Michael Bowman. 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.
