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three people shot at after-hours club in city's entertainment district

three people were shot when gunfire erupted at an after...

by kevin connor
published dec 07, 2024
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three people were shot when gunfire erupted at an after-hours bar in the city’s entertainment district early saturday. toronto police say gunshots rang out near spadina ave. and queen st. around 5:20 a.m.
“police received a call to attend a shooting at an after-hours bar on spadina,” acting duty insp. phillip sinclair said at the scene saturday. “when police arrived they located three males who had been shot.”
he said three males were transported to hospital and one was suffering from life-threatening injuries.
“a suspect attended the bar armed with two firearms,” sinclair said. “while in the bar the suspect got into an altercation with employees and during this altercation the suspect produced a firearm and two employees were shot. the suspect also received a gunshot wound.”
one man was arrested at the scene.
and police recovered two firearms.
anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-1400 or crime stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-tips (8477).
kevin connor
kevin connor

kevin connor is a general assignment reporter with the toronto sun and has been with the company for decades. he graduated from the journalism course at humber college and was an intern at the toronto sun while in school. connor started working at the kenora daily miner and news after graduating. connor then worked at the winnipeg sun and the edmonton sun before coming back to the toronto sun.

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