Man Found With Gunshot Wounds After New Year’s Day Shooting in Toronto
A man was seriously injured after a shooting early on New Year’s Day in Toronto’s west end, marking the first reported shooting of the year to result in injuries, according to police.
Toronto police were called to the area of Vaughan Road and Oakwood Avenue in the Oakwood Village neighbourhood at approximately 5:10 a.m. after reports that a man had been shot.
👉 Details of the incident were first reported by CBC News (original article available here:
👉 Man found with gunshot wounds outside after New Year’s Day shooting
Victim Found Unconscious Outside
Emergency crews arrived to find the man unconscious and suffering from gunshot wounds in an alley near the scene. Paramedics immediately began providing critical first aid, stabilizing the victim before transporting him to hospital.Toronto Police Service spokesperson Const. David Hopkinson noted that the location where the victim was found may not be where the shooting occurred.
“Where the shooting occurred, that might be a different story, but where he was found was the alley,” Hopkinson said.
Initially, the victim’s injuries were described as life-threatening, but police later confirmed that he is now listed in stable condition.
Police Busy With Multiple Incidents Overnight
The Oakwood Village shooting was one of several serious incidents that kept police and paramedics busy throughout New Year’s Eve and into the early hours of New Year’s Day. Officers also responded to assaults downtown, stabbing incidents in Toronto’s east end, and numerous vehicle collisions across the city.
Police investigated reports of a possible shooting near King Street West and Brant Street, though that incident later turned out to be fireworks.
Shooting Follows Year of Record Gun Violence
The New Year’s Day shooting comes after a year of record gun violence in Toronto. According to data from the Toronto Police Service public safety portal:
424 shootings were reported last year
51 people were killed
184 people were injured
Fatal shootings increased by 31 percent, while shootings resulting in injuries rose by 23 percent compared to the previous year.
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