An officer has been rushed to hospital via trauma run following an exchange of gunfire at an apartment building in North York, police say.
According to police, officers were conducting a search warrant at a building on Martha Eaton Way, in the area of Black Creek and Trethewey drives, at around 5:40 a.m. when there was an exchange of gunfire.
The officer was rushed to hospital via trauma run and his current condition is not known.
A second person was injured at the scene and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Key details:
- An officer was taken to hospital via trauma run after he was shot during an exchange of gunfire
- Police said he was executing a search warrant at the time of the incident
- One other person was injured and taken to hospital for treatment
- The SIU is investigating
9:50 a.m.- Chow at Sunnybrook Hospital
Mayor Olivia Chow is at Sunnybrook Hospital where the officer was taken for treatment.
9:40 a.m. - Investigation will take ‘a very long time’
CP24’s Crime Analyst Steve Ryan said Toronto police will be responsible for handling the investigation into the shooting of the officer while the SIU will investigate whether the officer was justified in discharging his firearm.
“It (the investigation) is going to take a very long time because the SIU are involved,” he said.
9:20 a.m.- ‘Devastating’
Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish described the news of the shooting as “devastating.”
“My dad started a 37-year career as an officer in a station in the exact area where the shooting took place. He said knocking on a strange door was always a dangerous moment,” she wrote in a post on social media.
9 a.m. - Police chief will provide update
Police say Chief Myron Demkiw and Toronto Police Association President Clayton Campbell are heading to Sunnybrook Hospital and will provide an update to reporters shortly.
8:30 a.m.- Cruisers line street
Police cruisers have lined the street surrounding the building and several officers are on scene. Members of the forensic unit have also arrived.
8:15 a.m.- SIU investigating
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is on scene and will be investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
8 a.m.- Resident calls incident ‘scary’
The exact location of the shooting is not clear but one woman told CP24 that she noticed blood on the floor in the lobby.
“It’s kind of scary because this is not the first time. Last year a little boy got shot here,” she told CP24.
Eight-year-old JahVai Roy was killed at the building when he was hit by a stray bullet while lying in bed with his mother in the early morning hours of Aug. 16.
