The Toronto Police Service says one of their officers was shot during a vehicle stop late Wednesday afternoon, and a suspect remains at large.
Police said officers conducting an investigation stopped a vehicle in the area of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue around 5:30 p.m., when one officer was shot.
Sources told Global News officers were investigating a stolen vehicle at the time.
OFFICER SHOT:
Yonge St & Eglinton Ave
5:30pm
– officers conducting an investigation and stopped a vehicle
– one officer shot and taken to hospital via emerg run
– one person arrested on scene
– one person still outstanding
– more information to come#GO2161068
^se— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) October 2, 2024
Sources said the officer was shot in the abdomen but is in stable condition in Sunnybrook Hospital.
Police said one suspect was arrested at the scene but that one more person is “still outstanding.”
—With files from Global’s Tracy Tong