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Downtown Toronto shooting leaves 2 injured

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WATCH ABOVE: Toronto police say two people are injured after shooting in Toronto’s busy Yonge-Dundas Square. Erica Vella reports – Jul 31, 2016

Toronto police say two people are injured after shooting in Toronto’s busy Yonge-Dundas Square.

Police were called at 1:20 a.m. after gunshots rang out at Yonge Street and Dundas Street.

“We have officers that were in the area, patrolling. They were on scene very quickly,” said Const. Craig Brister.

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Toronto Police said a 21-year-old man has sustained non-life threatening injuries after being shot in the arm.

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A 24-year-old man escorted himself to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

There is no information on possible suspects.

Police are asking any witnesses with information to come forward.

The double shooting came just a few hours after two separate stabbing incidents were reported in the Liberty Village and Exhibition area.

At 8:30 p.m., shortly after Caribbean Carnival festivities wrapped up, police were called to Princes’ Boulevard and Newfoundland Road for a stabbing.

One man was transported to a trauma centre for serious, but non-life threatening injuries and a second male was transported to a local hospital with non-serious injuries.

Later that evening, at approximately 10:15 p.m., police responded to calls for a second stabbing at Liberty Street and Jefferson Avenue.

Two men were transported to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

One victim sustained superficial stab wounds and another victim was being treated for a head injury.

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