One man is recovering from surgery and another is in stable condition after a suspect opened fire during an outdoor fitness class at Christie Pits Park in Toronto's west end on Saturday morning.

It happened at around 8:50 a.m.

Police say they arrived at the park to find one victim suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers then located a second victim nearby a short time later.

One of the victims, a 35-year-old man, is in stable condition after being shot in the abdomen. He underwent surgery and is now recovering.

The second victim, a 20-year-old man who was struck in the foot by a stray bullet, was in serious condition, but is expected to recover fully.

One of the victims was leading the fitness class at the time, police said. According to witnesses, an adult male joined the group and began to exercise. After about 30 minutes, he pulled out a gun and opened fire at the instructor.

Police would not say whether they thought the instructor or the participants were targeted.

“I don’t think we are at the point where we are willing to make any sort of statement about this being a targeted shooting,” Const. Craig Brister told CP24 on Saturday morning. “Investigators are still conducting interviews with witnesses so we are trying to be careful with what information we are releasing. We don't want to taint any recollection from witnesses.”

Officers remained on scene, Brister said, “protecting it until we determine what the outcome is going to be with the victims. Forensic officers will be attending to collect evidence.”

Police are interviewing a “large number” of witnesses, Brister said.

‘Prison Pump’ boot camp class was taking place

According to a statement from 25/7 Fitness, one to two dozen people were attending its “Prison Pump” boot camp when the shots rang out.

The class is held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. every Saturday, the statement said.

The boot camp instructor “ran up the hill after being shot. He was talking the whole time in the ambulance,” according to the statement.

Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the shooting to come forward.

Just before 3:30 p.m., police released images of the suspect.

He was described as a black male with a dark complexion with short cornrows hanging out of his baseball cap. He was also described as being between the ages of 25 and 30 with a thin build. He stands between five-feet-eight inches and five-feet-nine inches tall. He was wearing a black baseball cap, a black hoodie with a white logo in the centre, black sweat pants with a light logo on the left front hip area, light-coloured running shoes and dark sunglasses with gold trim on the sides.

The suspect is armed and dangerous, police said, and should not be approached if seen.

Anyone with information should call police at 416-808-1400.