One person is in custody after a shooting that injured a teenager in Scarborough, Toronto police say.
In a series of tweets Wednesday afternoon, Toronto police said officers received reports of gunshots and a person laying on the ground at Morningside Avenue and Sewells Road.
Officers said a male teenager was located with a gunshot wound. He was transported by paramedics to hospital via an emergency run in non-life threatening condition.
Police said he is in “stable condition.”
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Investigators later said the teenager was the victim of a home invasion type of robbery and that he had collapsed on the street.
One suspect was arrested but officers are still looking for a second. A suspect description for the second person was not released.
According to officers, a firearm has been recovered.
Officers said the investigation is ongoing.
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