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Toronto police investigating shooting in Scarborough between two vehicles

Witnesses say gunfire was exchanged before a vehicle ended up crashing near Warden and Lawrence. Jeremy Cohn/Global News

One person has been sent to hospital after police received reports that two vehicles — one of which flipped and crashed — exchanged gunfire in Scarborough.

The incident happened around 5 p.m. Wednesday near Warden and Lawrence Avenues.

“We actually received quite a few calls  from people in the area reporting  that the occupants of two vehicles were shooting at each other while the vehicles were in motion,” Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook said.

Police say that by the time officers arrived on scene, one vehicle had fled and the occupants of the vehicle that crashed — three to four people according to witnesses — had also left the area.

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“There was a substantial amount of blood found in the vehicle so there were concerns as to who was in the vehicle and what their state may be,” Douglas-Cook said.

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One shooting victim was found near Warden Avenue and Walbon Road,  just south of Lawrence Avenue. That person was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Douglas-Cook said.

Roads in the area were closed as of early Wednesday evening as police look for a suspect.

Anyone with information is being asked to Toronto police or Crime Stoppers.

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