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ACTIVITY ON SOCIAL MEDIAĭoncaster had recently created an account on Twitch, a popular video game live-streaming service, where he posted videos under the name “1CpMaster1.”Īs recently as Oct. The same type of gun was also used by 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky during their three killings in 2019 in northern British Columbia. It’s unclear if Doncaster was the legal owner of the firearm or if it was registered. A single round fired from the rifle could cause significant injury due to the size of the ammunition They are known by collectors as cheap military rifles which were used in the Eastern Bloc in the 1950s and sold in surplus channels in Canada.Ī firearms license is required to buy an SKS. The rifle itself is legal to buy in Canada and is not included in the federal government’s list of prohibited assault-style firearms. (Facebook) WHAT GUN WAS USED IN THE SHOOTING?Īccording to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the gun used by Doncaster in the shooting was a SKS semi-automatic rifle. In an email to CTV News, the Canadian Armed Forces confirmed a man named Christopher Joseph Doncaster was a member from May to December in 2020.Ī spokesperson for the CAF said he was a Private with no deployment history and did not complete basic training. Images posted on Facebook in November 2020 by Doncaster’s grandmother show him in uniform and a certificate of enlistment is dated May 14, 2020.Ĭhris Doncaster is seen in this photo wearing his Canadian Armed Forces uniform. The area is described by neighbours as residential, typically quiet, and safe. WHERE DID HE LIVE?ĭoncaster was living with his grandparents at the home near 25th Sideroad and 9th Line, less than one kilometre away from Lake Simcoe, leading up to the Oct.

While Ontario’s police watchdog has not yet identified the shooter, several family friends and an ex-girlfriend who spoke with CTV News Toronto on Wednesday confirmed him to be 23-year-old resident Chris Doncaster.

More details are emerging about the man suspected of killing two police officers at an Ontario home on Tuesday night.