Man, woman injured in early morning shooting: Toronto police
Police responded to a double shooting in Toronto's Mount Dennis neighbourhood early Thursday morning.
Two people were transported to hospital following a shooting in Toronto’s Mount Dennis neighbourhood early Thursday morning.
It happened shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Emmett Avenue, near Jane Street and Weston Road.
Police said a man and a woman were seated in a vehicle in the area when a suspect vehicle approached and an occupant of that vehicle began shooting.
Paramedics said the male and a female victims, who are both in their 20s, were injured. The male, paramedics said, sustained minor injuries while the female suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Both were taken to hospital for treatment.
Police have not released any information on possible suspects.
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