A suspect is in custody following a string of targeted drive-by shootings in Scarborough that left two people injured, police say.
string of targeted drive-by shootingsThe first of the three shootings took place just before 3 p.m. on Friday at the intersection ofInsp. Maher Abdel-Malik told reporters at the scene that the suspect vehicle travelled to Ellesmere and McCowan roads, where a TTC bus and two white vehicles were seen in the middle of the road, one of which was riddled with bullet holes.
The suspect vehicle then made its way to Elsmere and Bellamy roads, where paramedics were observed loading a patient onto an ambulance. "There are three separate scenes in relation to this incident, all involving the same suspect vehicle," Abdel-Malik said at the time. "We don't have any information on the number of occupants that were in that vehicle."Two victims suffered gunshot wounds, police said, both of whom were transported to a trauma centre, where one of them remains in life-threatening condition and the other is in serious but stable condition.
In an update issued on Saturday, police said a suspect was arrested following the three separate incidents and that there is “no further risk to public safety.” No other information has been released by police at this time, but investigators said they would issue additional details later today by way of a news release. - investigation is ongoing
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