Toronto shooting leaves man with life-threatening injuries: police

A man has life-threatening injuries after a shooting at a plaza in Toronto early Saturday morning.

Toronto police said they were called to the area of Lawrence Avenue West and Weston Road just before 2 a.m.

Police said they were responding to reports that a man had been shot in front of a business in the area.

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Investigators told Global News the scene of the shooting, 2007 Lawrence Ave. W., was a plaza with several businesses and restaurants.

Police said a man in his 40s went to a local hospital on his own with gunshot wounds that were considered life-threatening.

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