CANADA: A Canadian man, driving a car packed with weapons and ammunition, was intent on killing as many people as possible in a Toronto neighbourhood, but gave up the plan at the last minute when he encountered a friendly dog, police said.
The middle-aged man, who police said was mentally disturbed, had planned to carry out the shooting spree on Wednesday to ensure he would be put in jail permanently, according to Toronto police.
He told police that a dog approached and started playing with him. The encounter melted the man's heart, and he then went in search of police to give himself up. "He decided that since there was such a nice dog in the area, that people were too nice and he wasn't going to carry out his plan," Det Nick Ashley told reporters.