Boy, 14, injured in south Etobicoke shooting
Posted April 17, 2021 6:38 pm.
Last Updated April 17, 2021 8:38 pm.
A 14-year-old boy has been injured in a shooting in south Etobicoke.
Police say they were called to a park near Garnett Janes Road in the area of Islington Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard West just before 6 p.m. following reports of multiple gunshots.
When they arrived, they discovered the teenager suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
Paramedics transported the boy to a trauma centre with serious but non-life threatening injuries. His condition has since been upgraded to stable.
While there are numerous evidence markers on the ground at the scene of the shooting, police have not released any suspect descriptions. There were reports a vehicle was seen fleeing the area at the time of the incident.
