An 18-year-old is facing nearly a dozen criminal charges after a man was shot in the leg over the weekend.
Toronto police are still looking for a 17-year old male they believe is a "person of interest" in the case.
The jailed teen turned himself in after a violent altercation Friday night in the Victoria Park and O'Connor Drive neighbourhood.
Police say a fight between a group of men got out of hand when a 31-year-old was shot in the leg. The suspects fled on foot and in a getaway car. The car was found a short time later nearby.
Tennyson Fields, a Toronto-area resident, appeared in court on the weekend. He is charged with:
- Robbery,
- Aggravated assault
- Wounding a person
- Using a gun to commit a crime,
- Possessing a dangerous weapon,
- Assault with a weapon,
- Pointing a firearm,
- Possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition,
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm,
- Possession of prohibited weapon obtained by crime,
- Careless use of a firearm
Anyone with information on the case is being asked to call police at 416-808-5404.
