A shooting suspect who was followed by Toronto police Wednesday afternoon pulled over and ran across Highway 401 before being arrested, officers say.
Toronto police first said they were investigating a shooting in the area of Bellamy Road North and Ellesmere Road in Scarborough.
Police said they received reports of gunshots fired and determined that there was an altercation between two drivers around 1 p.m.
A man was located with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
At 2 p.m., officers said there was a police investigation underway in the westbound express lanes of Highway 401 at Keele Street.
Toronto police later said the suspect vehicle in the shooting had been spotted and followed by police to the area.
Once the suspect was pulled over, he allegedly ran across the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 to Keele Street.
The man was then arrested on Keele, police said.
In an update, police said there were other scenes along westbound Highway 401 after the suspect allegedly caused collisions while fleeing.
Toronto police Chief James Ramer said the “officers’ quick action” in this incident “prevented innocent members of the public from getting hurt.”
Ramer said there were two arrests made and one recovered firearm, though it’s not clear who the second person arrested was.
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