Toronto men charged with assault, firearm offences after downtown shooting
Victim, a man reportedly in his 50s, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after Tuesday morning attack
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Two young Toronto men have been charged with assault and firearm offences after an early Tuesday morning shooting in the city’s downtown core left another man seriously injured.
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Toronto Police said officers responded to a shooting call on Tuesday at about 1 a.m. near Bleecker St. and Wellesley St. E. on the edge of Cabbagetown, where the suspects had visited the victim’s residence.
Victim’s injuries non-life-threatening
Police said the suspects knocked on the victim’s door, produced a firearm and discharged it with the victim being struck in the abdomen.
They fled from the scene, but were arrested after being pursued by officers with two loaded firearms being recovered at the scene.
The victim, who CP24 reported was a man in his 50s, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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Accused charged with slew of offences
Jah Thomas Williams, 22, and Lashano Mackey, 20, were arrested and each charged with discharging a firearm with intent, aggravated assault, possession of a loaded regulated firearm and possession of a prohibited/restricted weapon or prohibited device knowing no authority.
Williams was also charged with possession of a firearm while prohibited, while Mackey’s additional charges included breach of probation and two counts each of possession of a firearm while prohibited and failure to comply with a release order
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2510 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.
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