Toronto police investigating after man found with critical gunshot wound in midtown
Police are investigating after a man was found in critical condition suffering from a gunshot wound in midtown Toronto Sunday night.
Investigators say they received reports of a man on the ground near Avenue Road and College View Avenue, south of Eglinton Avenue West just before midnight. When emergency crews arrived, they found a man suffering from life-threatening injuries.
Police later said the victim was rushed to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition with what appeared to be a gunshot.
Very few details have been provided by police about the incident other than the victim is male.
Toronto police are investigating after a man was found suffering from gunshot wounds in midtown Toronto. (Brian Weatherhead/CTV News Toronto)
Police have also not said if the victim is a resident of the area where he was found.
Toronto Police Service’s Gangs and Gun Squad could be seen at the scene on Monday morning.
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