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Police arrest 2 after man shot, pedestrian struck by fleeing car in downtown Toronto

WATCH ABOVE: Toronto police believe Annex shooting tied to pedestrian struck by car – Jul 10, 2018

Police say two suspects are under arrest in connection with a shooting downtown Monday evening that left a man seriously injured.

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Toronto police said emergency services were called to the Madison and Bernard avenues area, near Spadina Road and Dupont Street, just before 9:45 p.m

Officers located a 22-year-old man on Madison Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police allege that prior to the incident, the victim, along with another man, 23, and woman 21, met with a man in an alleyway off Bernard Street.

They allege that after the 22-year-old was shot, he fled in a red car, driven by the woman, which struck a pedestrian and a tree.

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The pedestrian was not seriously injured, police said.

WATCH: 2 men shot to death in Toronto in less than 24 hours. Catherine McDonald reports.

On Monday, police arrested Jermaine Hall, 23, of Richmond Hill and Drucella Oduro, 21, of Toronto.

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Both were charged with possession of a restricted firearm without holding a licence, possession of a restricted firearm knowingly not holding a licence, occupying motor vehicle with a firearm, possession of a firearm obtained by a crime and careless storage of a firearm.

Both appeared in a Toronto court on Tuesday.

Police are still searching for the suspect involved in the shooting, who they said, may have fled in a white sedan.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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