The gunman who opened fire in his condominium in Toronto, Canada, killing five people, often complained of vibrations coming from the constructing’s electrical room, which he claimed made him sick.
Francisco Villa, 73 – who was killed by law enforcement officials during Sunday’s rampage in Vaughan – claimed in bizarre online videos and in court documents that vibrations, noises and emissions from an electrical room below his unit were causing him pain, and that this plaque the members and developer of the constructing were accountable.
Villa, who was described by his own adult children as a “Jekyll and Hyde” type, also posted an image of a letter on Facebook claiming he had “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” and needed to be in a dust and pollution-free environment.
![Francisco Villa, 73, was shot dead by Toronto police after killing five of his neighbors amid long-running housing disputes.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/canadian-condo-gunman-vibrations-sick-10.jpg?w=683)
![Blood stains at a building entrance after a deadly mass shooting at a condominium building in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan, Ontario](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/canadian-condo-gunman-vibrations-sick-05.jpg?w=1024)
![Villa has repeatedly stated that the vibrations, noises and emissions from the electrical room below his unit in the building make him sick.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/canadian-condo-gunman-vibrations-sick-09.jpg?w=1024)
The shooting took place the day before a scheduled online court hearing, where lawyers for the condominium corporation were to argue that Villa’s eviction must be allowed because he had spent years harassing constructing employees, board members and other neighbors.
In response to court records, a minimum of two apartment managers resigned due to him, and security guards left or modified shifts to avoid him. Residents also said that Villa would curse and film them.
Villa’s three estranged daughters said in an announcement issued Wednesday by Ontario Special Investigations Units that “he was a controlling and abusive husband and father.”
“He has a history of domestic violence against each the moms of his children and his daughters,” the women wrote. “He had aggressive behavior and a Jekyll and Hyde personality.”
![York Regional Police tactical officers stand in the lobby of an apartment building after Villa's killing spree on Sunday.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/canadian-condo-gunman-vibrations-sick-04.jpg?w=1024)
![On Wednesday, people attend a candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the mass shooting.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/canadian-condo-gunman-vibrations-sick-12.jpg?w=1024)
Armed with Villa’s semi-automatic pistol, he shot neighbors on three floors, killing 57-year-old Rita Camilleri; Vittorio Panza, 79; In response to officials, 75-year-old Russell Manock, his 71-year-old wife Lorraine Manock and 59-year-old Naveed Dada. Three of them were directors of housing boards.
Police Chief Jim MacSween later described the scene as “appalling”.
A sixth victim, identified as a 66-year-old woman, was injured in a frenzy but was expected to survive.
“We’re in absolute shock and utter devastation by the events that have taken place,” Villa’s children said of their statement.
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The daughters, who didn’t give their names, said that they had been separated from him for greater than five years.
“His children have tried to form some type of relationship over the years, and plenty of offers of help have been consistently turned down, leaving them with no selection but to sever ties with him for their very own health and well-being,” they wrote.
With postal wires