A 10-year-old boy is in hospital in serious condition after he was shot in the city’s Blake-Jones neighbourhood last night, paramedics confirm.
It happened on Blake Street, in the area of Jones Avenue and Gerrard Street, shortly after 11:40 p.m. Friday.
A 13-year-old girl who identified herself as the boy's cousin said he was sleeping in his mother's room when bullets came through the family's back window and struck him.
"His mom thought he was just screaming because he got scared but... His sister came running down because she wanted to see if everything was fine and then she saw him bleeding," the girl told CTV Toronto.
Toronto Paramedic Services says he suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder and was rushed to Sick Kids Hospital for treatment.
On Saturday, his family said he was expected to come home from the hospital on Sunday.
There is no word on possible suspects and the Toronto Police Service’s major crime unit is investigating.
This incident is the third shooting in the city over the past 24 hours.
One man was fatally wounded after a shooting in the city’s Emery neighbourhood last night at around 6:30 p.m.
Police say it happened in the parking lot of an apartment building on Weston Road, near Imogene Avenue.
Police are searching for two gunmen.
Just minutes before the deadly shooting in Emery, gunfire broke out in Etobicoke, leaving one man in critical condition.
Police say the man was sitting in a vehicle at a fast-food restaurant in the area of Bloor Street and Aukland Road when he was shot.
The victim, who attempted to drive away from the scene, was found behind the wheel of his vehicle suffering from life-threatening injuries.
A second man was taken to hospital following the incident but his condition is not known at this time.
