Police say there were no children inside a Toronto daycare when shots were fired outside Tuesday morning, with one bullet entering the facility.
Toronto police Insp. Michelle Olszevski said officers responded at 7:33 a.m. to a daycare in the Market Street and The Esplanade area for a shooting.
Olszevski said officers confirmed that shots had been fired, with one bullet striking a window and entering the daycare.
“Thankfully, nobody was struck as a result of this shooting incident. There was one person working inside the daycare at the time. However, no children were inside the daycare and there were no parents dropping off children at the time of this incident,” Olszevski said.
She said there were people standing outside of the facility at the time, who are not connected to the daycare in any way, who are believed to have been the intended targets.
When asked if investigators have spoke to those individuals, Olszevski only said that “several people” have been spoken to.
Initial reports indicated that the incident was a drive-by shooting, but Olszevski told reporters it wasn’t clear if the car was moving at the time.
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“Officers have … received information from witnesses that the shooter may have been in a car,” she said.
“It has not been confirmed if the car was parked or moving and we do not have the make or model or color of this vehicle at this time.”
Olszevski said the shooting is “very concerning,” not just because it was outside of a daycare, but also because of the time of day.
“7:33 in the morning. This is a weekday. It’s rush hour. There’s a lot of pedestrians, commuters and cyclists in this area,” she said.
“So this is very concerning. Any discharge is very concerning to us, but specifically, this area during the rush hour time and right in front of the daycare.”
Police said the daycare will remain closed for the investigation.
Officers are continuing to investigate and asked anyone with information or video footage from the area to contact police.
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