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Toronto police investigating after 3 people injured in shootings

Click to play video: 'Toronto sees at least 6 shootings within the past 48 hours'
Toronto sees at least 6 shootings within the past 48 hours
WATCH: Toronto police are investigating a number of separate shootings over the weekend that have left three people dead and others with serious injuries. Brittany Rosen has more on the city's latest surge in gun violence. – Oct 24, 2021

Toronto police are investigating after three people were injured in separate shootings early Sunday.

Police said they were first called at 3 a.m. to the area of Highway 427 and Eglinton Avenue.

A teen was seriously injured after he was shot while inside a vehicle, police said. Toronto paramedics said he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said it was determined that the shooting happened in the area of Dixon and Martin Grove roads.

A white car reportedly fled the scene in the direction of Highway 427 with the suspects inside.

Officers are asking anyone who saw a white vehicle fleeing at high speed to contact investigators.

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Police are also investigating after a woman made her own way to hospital after being shot.

Police said they were called at 5 a.m. The woman was determined to have serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Officers are still trying to determine where she was shot.

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The third incident happened in the Eglinton and Oakwood avenues area.

Police said they were called there at 7:44 a.m. for reports of a man having been shot near or inside a restaurant.

Toronto paramedics said a man in his 30s was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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