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Family of real estate CEO wounded in Toronto home invasion, officials say

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Tanyos, F., & Luciano, L. (2026, October 31). Family of real estate CEO wounded in Toronto home invasion, officials say. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/real-estate-ceo-family-wounded-toronto-home-invasion/

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CBS News · collected 2026-10-31 · by Faris Tanyos, Lilia Luciano

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Three armed men broke into a Toronto mansion on Thursday morning, injuring the family inside, including real estate CEO David Morton and his two adult daughters, who were shot during an attempted robbery. The intruders fled with unknown valuables after forcing their way through a back entrance of the five-bedroom home in the affluent Bridle Path neighborhood. Police are searching for three suspects believed to be in their 20s, while officials noted a significant increase in home invasions this year compared to last.
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On October 29, 2026, at around 3:43 a.m., four people were shot during a home invasion in a luxury home on Hyde Park Circle near Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East in Toronto's Bridle Path neighborhood. David Morton, CEO of the MAC Group, was critically injured along with his two adult daughters, while his wife sustained injuries from being struck with a hammer. The three masked suspects entered the residence through a rear door armed with handguns and fled the scene in an SUV. All victims remain hospitalized, with some in critical condition. Police have not yet released details on the motive but suspect it may be related to theft given the rise of similar incidents targeting high-end vehicles.

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Topics

Canada SUV Toronto Toronto Police Service the MAC Group

Subjects

David Morton PERSON · 5× Toronto GPE · 3× Drake PERSON · 2× Canada GPE · 1× Cristina PERSON · 1× Doriana Morton PERSON · 1× Kristy Smith PERSON · 1× Maggie PERSON · 1× Toronto Police Service ORG · 1× the MAC Group ORG · 1×

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A search is underway for three armed men who broke into a mansion in Toronto, Canada, belonging to a real estate CEO in the early morning hours Thursday and attacked and injured the family inside, authorities said.
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A search is underway for three armed men who broke into a mansion in Toronto, Canada, belonging to a real estate CEO in the early morning hours Thursday and attacked and injured the family inside, authorities said. asserted
authorities → break → family
The suspects, who were masked, forced their way through a back entrance of the five-bedroom home in the Bridle Path neighborhood at around 3:40 a.m. local time, wielding guns and a hammer, Toronto police said. asserted
police → mask → guns
Once inside, police said they went to the second floor of the home and confronted 75-year-old David Morton, his wife, 64-year-old Doriana Morton, and their two adult daughters, Maggie and Cristina. asserted
they → say → Morton
"There was a demand made for valuables from within the home," Toronto Police Service Inspector Kristy Smith told reporters. asserted
Smith → be → reporters
"Whether or not they escaped with anything is uncertain at this point." asserted
escaped → escape → point
Police said David Morton, CEO of the MAC Group, and his daughters, ages 28 and 26, tried to fight off the intruders when shots were fired. asserted
shots → say → intruders
All three sustained gunshot wounds, Smith disclosed. asserted
Smith → sustain → wounds
And in a separate statement Friday, David Morton said that all four family members were also attacked by the suspects with the hammer. asserted
members → say → hammer
David Morton said that he and his two daughters were still hospitalized Friday with gunshot wounds, but he did not provide details on their conditions. asserted
he → say → conditions
"What should have been the safety and security of our own home became a terrifying and life-threatening experience," David Morton said in his statement. asserted
Morton → become → statement
"... It is difficult to put into words the trauma of experiencing something so horrific in the one place where everyone should feel safest: their own home." asserted
everyone → put → place
The three male suspects, all believed to be in their 20s and wearing dark clothing, fled the scene in an SUV, police said. asserted
police → believe → SUV
"All these houses have good security," Cecil Hawkins, a former resident of Bridle Path, said. asserted
Hawkins → have → Path
Shooting people in the house, it just seems mind-boggling." asserted
it → shoot → house
Thursday's home invasion happened in the same neighborhood where a mansion belonging to rapper Drake was targeted in multiple break-in attempts in May 2024. uncertain
mansion → happen → May
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