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Suspect sought after woman injured in shooting in Toronto’s east end

Police on scene following a shooting in Toronto's east end on July 31, 2023. Stewart Lewis / Global News

Toronto police say a woman was injured in a shooting in the city’s east end on Monday morning.

Police said the shooting happened just before 8:30 a.m. near Eastmount and Cambridge avenues, near the Don Valley Parkway and Bloor Street.

Officers said a suspect rode into the area on a bicycle, and allegedly drew a firearm and discharged it at the victim.

Police said he then fled the area on a bicycle.

Police are seeking to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting in Toronto.
Police are seeking to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting in Toronto. Toronto police / handout

A female victim was found with a gunshot wound, police said.

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Paramedics told Global News they took a woman in her 50s to a trauma centre in serious but non-life-threatening condition.

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Police are now searching for a man who was seen wearing a black jacket, a black toque, a black facemask, sunglasses, black pants and black shoes.

Suspect sought after woman injured in shooting in Toronto’s east end - image
Toronto police / handout

He was seen riding a black bicycle and was carrying a small, black side bag and a large, light coloured sack.

Anyone with information can contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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