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Recent Shootings and Stabbings Toronto

  • Sept 25 - Shortly after 5pm, a number of shots were fired in the Eglinton and Keele St area. There are no reports of any injuries and the shots fired are believed to be gang related.

  • Sept 25 - Around 5 pm, shots rang out at a basketball court near 375 Bleeker St downtown. One man was hit in the lower back and made his way to hospital. It is believed another man was shot in the leg.

  • Sept 25 - Around 4 pm, a man was shot in the leg from a passing car. The shooting took place in the Jane and Woolner area and the victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

  • Sept 24 - Around 5:45 pm, at the height of the rush hour, shots rang out on Yonge Street near Alexandria. There were no injuries and police who believe there might have been two intended targets are looking for the suspect. The gun was recovered in nearby bushes.

  • Sept 24 - Around 2 pm, security guards apprehended an alleged shoplifter at Dufferin Mall in the Dufferin and Bloor area in the city's west end. The man lifted his shirt and exposed a handgun in his waist. There are reports that at least one shot was fired. There were no injuries and police are looking for the suspect.

  • Sept 22 - Around 9:15 pm, police received a call to go the the infamous Driftwood Ct in the Jane and Sheppard area. At least 10 shots had been reported fired. A man in his 20s was found and pronounced dead at the scene. Police are looking for suspects.

  • Sept 21 - During the evening, at least 6 shots were fired on Jane St between St. Clair and Eglinton. One man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police are looking for a suspect and have a description.

  • Sept 21 - During the evening a man showed up at Humber Regional Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. He has been uncooperative with police and they have no information on the shooter.

  • Sept 20 - Around 10:00 pm, a man in his 20s was shot in the arm and the abdomen at a Scarborough strip mall in the Kennedy and Ellesmere area. He was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital in serious condition. Police are looking for suspects.

  • Sept 19 - Around 9:40 pm, a man in his 20s was shot in the groin on Driftwood Avenue in the Jane and Finch area. A short time later, 2 other men showed up at a hospital with gunshot wounds. Police are unsure if those injuries were related to the Driftwood Ave shooting.

  • Sept 19 - Around 4:30 pm, an 18-year-old man was shot in the face in the Sheppard and Keele area. He was taken to hospital where he is in serious condition with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are looking for suspects.

  • Sept 16 - Around 5:15 pm, another 16-year-old was shot near a basketball court in the Jane and Finch area. He was pronounced dead at the scene and police are looking for 3 suspects who were seen fleeing in a car.

  • Sept 16 - Just before noon, a 16-year-old student was outside of his school with others when an argument developed. The student was shot in the chest and rushed to Sunnybrook Hospital in critical condition. The school and 4 others were locked down and police are searching for suspects.

  • Sept 9 - Around 7:30 pm, a man in his 20s was shot in the leg in the Jane/Finch area of North York. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

  • Sept 9- Around 2:45 pm, a man was dumped out of a moving vehicle on Highway 401 near Keele Street. The man had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene. A short time later, the vehicle was found on fire a short distance away. The woman owner of the car was taken into custody and then released. Police believe that this might have been a revenge killing for the murder of a man at a bus stop the day before.

  • Sept 8 - Around 2:45 a man believed to be in his 20s was shot at a bus stop in the Keele and Eglinton Ave area of the city. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. As a result of the shooting, five local schools were locked down. Police are searching for a suspect.

  • Sept 4 - Around 9 pm, a 19-year-old man was shot in the chest in the Neilson Rd and Sheppard area of Scarborough. Police are searching for two suspects that have been described as younger teens. The victim was taken to hospital and is serious condition.

  • Sept 1 - Around 3:30 pm, at least 15 shots were fired from a car during a drive-by shooting. The incident happened near Jane and St Clair in the city's west end. A 27-year-old man who had just left his vehicle was shot twice in the leg and was taken to St Michael's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.


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