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At least 12 people have been injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto.
Police said they were called to reports of multiple people being shot in the district of Scarborough in the east of the Canadian city on Friday evening.
Officers are still hunting for three male suspects, Toronto Police said early on Saturday, following the incident near Progress Avenue and Corporate Drive at around 10.40pm local time. The force added that one suspect wearing a black balaclava was seen fleeing the scene in a silver car.
None of the victims – who range in age from their twenties to mid-fifties – suffered life-threatening injuries, police said in a post on X, adding that six of those injured have gunshot wounds.
“Toronto Police is deploying all available resources to locate and arrest those responsible,” the post said, with the public warned to stay away from the area.
“I am deeply troubled to hear reports of a shooting at a pub in Scarborough,” Toronto mayor Olivia Chow posted on X, adding that police chief Myron Demkiw had assured her “all necessary resources have been deployed”.
Who are the Toronto shooting victims
The victims of the Toronto shooting range in age from their twenties to mid-fifties, according to police.
Authorities have not released anymore information about who the victims are at this stage.
Mayor’s ‘thoughts with victims and their families’
Toronto mayor Olivia Chow has said her “thoughts are with the victims and their families”.
“This is an early and ongoing investigation – police will provide further details,” she wrote on social media.
Suspect wearing black balaclava was seen fleeing scene in silver car
Police have said a suspect wearing a black balaclava was seen fleeing the scene in a silver car and was still at large.
Officers are hunting for three suspects in total.
No victims suffered life-threatening injuries, police say
None of the victims – who range in age from their twenties to mid-fifties – suffered life-threatening injuries, police said in a post on X.
The force added that six of those injured have gunshot wounds.
Toronto mayor says ‘all necessary resources’ deployed to scene
Toronto mayor Olivia Chow said she had spoken to police chief Myron Demkiw and was told “all necessary resources” had been deployed.
“This is an early and ongoing investigation – police will provide further details,” she wrote on social media. “My thoughts are with the victims and their families.”
Toronto police seeking three suspects in pub shooting that injured 12
Toronto Police said early on Saturday they were searching for three male suspects in a shooting that injured at least 12 people at a pub in the Canadian city.
Police also said a suspect wearing a black balaclava was seen fleeing the scene in a silver car.
People were being warned to stay away from the area.
Shooting at Toronto pub wounds 12 people
A shooting at a pub in east Toronto left 12 people wounded, police said.
Police said they were called to reports of multiple people being shot near Progress Avenue and Corporate Drive at around 10.40pm local time on Friday evening.
Source: independent.co.uk
