Bystander caught in crossfire of shootout near Toronto school
Police arrested one suspect and recovered a firearm after a daylight shootout between two groups near a Toronto high school, injuring a 17-year-old and a bystander, police said.
- On Wednesday, police say a shooting near York Memorial Collegiate Institute injured a teenage boy and a woman driving through the area, with officers arriving quickly to provide life-saving aid.
- Toronto police Supt. Rich Harris said two groups of three to four individuals exchanged gunfire across Keele Street, an incident police described as "targeted" in broad daylight.
- Officers arrested a young person at the scene and recovered a gun and loaded magazine, while Toronto police investigate two crime scenes, including one on school property, urging locals to call 808-1200 with video tips.
- The Toronto District School Board said nearby York Memorial Collegiate Institute and public schools were locked down or held secure, then lifted; both victims remain hospitalized in non-life-threatening condition.
- Investigators are probing whether any involved persons have links to the nearby school, Harris said, while police search for several other people and at least one more firearm.
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‘All hell did break loose’: Daylight shootout near York Memorial school injures driver caught in crossfire
The second person injured is a 17-year-old boy, Toronto police said at the scene near Keele Street and Donald Avenue, where multiple gunshots were fired on Wednesday.
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