TORONTO, Ont. – The Special Investigations Unit is investigating after some early morning violence near a popular Toronto nightclub.
The SIU closed the eastbound Gardiner between Park Lawn Road and Spadina Avenue for a brief period Sunday night.
A pair of shootings happened just before 3 a.m. Sunday at a parking lot near Muzik Nightclub, which is located on the CNE grounds.
Details are limited, but CityNews is reporting four men have been hurt, with at least one of them suffering from life-threatening injuries.
The Special Investigations Unit is Ontario’s police watchdog, and is called anytime a person is hurt or killed in an incident involving police.
What exactly happened with police is still unknown, as once the SIU mandate is applied little information is released.
In a release the SIU says police observed an altercation outside Muzik Nightclub, with officers hearing gunshots and then seeing a car flee the scene.
Reports now indicate two people were shot in that initial shooting, which did not involve police.
When the car involved in the shooting failed to stop officers fired at the car, which stopped a short distance away. Two of the three people in the car were hit by bullets and rushed to St. Michael’s Hospital.
There are two crime scenes taped off, one in a parking lot on the CNE grounds near Muzik and another near Dufferin and King streets.
At the scene on Dufferin there is a vehicle in a snowbank with several bullet holes in it.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact the SIU, police or Crime Stoppers.
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This is exactly what has happened here everyone!! Igrew up with one of the ones injured in the front seat, he is only 18 years old and has just graduated from highschool with honours AND IS A COMPETING ATHLETE. he would never do anything like that to anyone and would certainly not have a gun on him !!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE WAS PROBABLY LEAVING BECAUSE HE WAS SCARED OR DRINKING AND DRIVINGG !!!
HE IS IN THE HOSPITAL IN A COMA FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE AND HIS LEG MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED HIS MOTHER FATHER SISTERS AND BROTHERS ARE ALL TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS
IM WRITING THIS SO YOU CAN ALL OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE WHATS GOING ON HERE
POLICE BRUTALITYYYY!!
THEY ARE ROOOKIES LOOKING FOR A REASON TOO FIRE THERE GUN THEY HAD NO RIGHT TO FIRE AT A RANDOM CAR LEAVIN THE NIGHTCLUB !! IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYONE DRIVING FROM THE CLUB !!
MAY YOU ALL PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM AND AND GIVE HIM STRENTGTH TO SURVIVE THIS DISASTER AS HE IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE !! =( !!
POLICE ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO FIRE AT ANYONE UNLESS THEIRR F_____ LIFE IS IN DANGERRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I live in the building across the street. I saw the first two police cars arrive and then all hell broke loose as some 15 to 20 squad cars responded. I think this started as a domestic assault that escalated to an altercation with the first responders. I don’t this man was a criminal as much as emotionally or mentally disturbed. I think this was just an unfortunate incident for all involved.
Kudos to the police, excellent response and very fast reaction.
Sounds like the Toronto Police did a great job to me. If these criminals didn’t do this kind of thing the police wouldn’t have had to do what they did.