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Gunshots fired after interaction involving 2 vehicles in Richmond Hill: police

York Regional Police are investigating after an incident in Richmond Hill in which they say gunshots were fired. Shallima Maharaj / Global News

York Regional Police say multiple gunshots were fired on a residential street in Richmond Hill following an altercation between men in two vehicles on Tuesday night.

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Police said they were called to Kerrybrook Drive near Bathurst Street and Major Mackenzie Drive West at around 10 p.m. for reports of an injured man in a backyard.

When officers arrived at the scene, they determined shots had been fired after finding a bullet-ridden Audi S7, police said.

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Police said they believe there was an altercation in which one man was shot at by two other men in the area of Leisure Lane and Richmond Street.

The victim, a 39-year-old man, managed to drive away from that area where he was followed by the suspects and crashed into a parked car a short distance away on Kerrybrook Drive.

He then got out of his vehicle and ran to a nearby backyard where a concerned citizen found him, police said.

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The victim was not hit by any bullets, but was injured and was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, investigators said.

Police said the suspect vehicle is described as a light-coloured sedan and they are looking for three male suspects.

Officers are asking any witnesses or anyone with video surveillance of the area to contact investigators at 1-866-876-5423 ext.7241 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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