Canada- Man & woman, 20's, shot in drive-by-shooting, possibly linked to road rage involving stunt driving, Toronto (Yonge/Bloor area) 10 July 2023

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July 10 2023

Road rage eyed in double shooting near Yonge and Bloor: Toronto cops

Just prior to the shooting, police had received a call about stunt driving involving several vehicles.

torontosun.com

''Toronto Police say they were called just after 6 a.m. to 7 Charles St. W., near Yonge St., south of the major Bloor St. intersection.
“When officers responded, they located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds,” Duty Insp. Michelle Olszevski said at the scene. “They were transported to hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition.”

Just prior to the shooting, police had received a call about stunt driving involving several vehicles.

Olszevski said the drive-by shooting could have been the result of road rage.

She added police don’t know how many suspects they are looking for and have no descriptions. Cops also didn’t know the relationship between the two shooting victims.''

''Investigators are looking for a black SUV that fled the scene west on Charles St. and then north on Bay St.''

 

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Hopefully a description of the suspects will be found soon so that LE will have some idea who to look for..

Video shows aftermath of downtown Toronto shooting possibly sparked by road rage

Police say road rage may have played a part in a drive-by shooting in downtown Toronto that left two people with serious injuries as video of the incident’s aftermath surfaces.

www.cp24.com

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''The suspect vehicle is described only as a black SUV, last seen travelling northbound on Bay Street.

No description of the suspect, or suspects, is available at this time, according to Olszevski.

A witness told CP24 she heard a group of people talking loudly outside her apartment before she went out for a morning walk.

Once she got to Charles Street, she said she heard as many as 13 gun shots.

“I was scared. I just rushed. I couldn’t look back,” she told CP24, adding members of the group then started “running to save themselves.”


"Investigators with the Toronto Police Service’s Gun and Gang Task Force, forensic identification services and 52 Division officers are on scene.

Road closures in the area are in effect and are expected to remain in place as an investigation gets underway.

Anyone who may have been in the area at the time of the shooting or has information that could help investigators is asked to contact police at 416-808-5200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously. ''