Three people taken to hospital after triple shooting in downtown Toronto

Police vehicles are pictured at the scene of a shooting near Spadina Avenue and Queen Street West in downtown Toronto Saturday December 7, 2024.

Three people are in hospital, one of them in critical condition, following an early-morning shooting at an establishment in Toronto’s Entertainment District.

Police say shots were fired at approximately 5:19 a.m., in an afterhours bar near Spadina Avenue and Sullivan Street.

Three males with gunshot wounds were located by police and transported to the hospital.

One of the victims has life-threatening injuries, police say.

Officers arrested one person at the scene and two firearms were allegedly recovered, police said.

Acting Duty Insp. Phillip Sinclair told CP24 that the suspect allegedly entered the bar with two firearms and got into an altercation with the bar's employees.

During the altercation, the suspect allegedly produced a firearm and shot two employees, and sustained a gunshot wound himself, police said.

"We have a number of investigators on scene including forensics unit and detectives speaking to witnesses and canvassing for videos," Sinclair told CTV News.

Police say the investigation is ongoing and the Gun and Gang Unit is involved.

Sinclair said there's no concern for public safety as police believe they have the suspect in custody.

The southbound lanes of Spadina Avenue are closed at Sullivan Street due to the investigation.

Police are asking anyone who was present on the scene or has any information about the incident to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers.