Woman critically injured, 4 others injured after 2 overnight shootings in Toronto

A woman in her 20s is in critical condition and four others are injured after two separate overnight shootings in Toronto.

Toronto police responded to the first incident shortly after 1 a.m. on Sunday to the area of Antrim Cresent and Dundalk Drive in Scarborough.

Investigators said there were multiple reported gunshots, believed to be coming from a nearby park.

According to police, there was a large gathering in the park at the time. Police said three male victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

There’s currently no description of suspects for this incident, but police are looking for a possible silver vehicle leaving the scene.

A second shooting incident occurred just before 1:30 a.m. in the area of Portland Street and Wellington Street West, just northwest of Spadina Avenue and Front Street West.

Multiple shots were fired, police said, and people were seen running from the area.

Officers said a woman was found at the scene with critical injuries and rushed to a trauma centre for treatment.

According to investigators, a short time after the incident, a male victim showed up to a different hospital, but his injuries are non-life-threatening.

Dan Oliver, a resident in the area, told Global News he heard about four or five gunshots when the incident occurred.

“I said to the (building) concierge, ‘That’s gun fire, someone is shooting out there,’” he said.

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Following the overnight incidents, Mayor John Tory told media about his frustrations with gun violence in the city.

“I think we’re doing as much as possible giving that there seems to be no magic answer to the shootings,” he said.

Tory said he had spoken with the police chief and hopes to provide an update on the efforts taken in the last few weeks with Operation Community Space, the initiative that the chief rolled out in response to the city’s heightened gun violence.

“I think what people should understand is that the police are making big efforts. We are getting some support and investing more in kids and families. We need some changes to the laws like bail,” he said.

“But I think the police are making maximum effort to keep neighbourhoods across the city safe and I just hope that these tragedies cause us to double our efforts collectively.”

There’s no word yet on suspects and both investigations remain ongoing.

–With files from Morganne Campbell