Two men were shot and another stabbed in three separate incidents at Woodbine Beach Park Sunday night, Toronto police say.
"Over the course of several hours, there were multiple incidents, including a shooting, a stabbing and two reported robberies at gunpoint," Insp. Jeff Bassingthwaite said at a news conference on Monday.officers also responded to multiple calls of crowds of people illegally setting off fireworks, alleging that some individuals "were intentionally directing fireworks at people, including at police officers.
"This is unacceptable behaviour and we will continue to investigate all of these incidents," he said.Police said one of the shooting victims is a man in his early 20s, while the stabbing victim is an 18-year-old man. The age of the second shooting victim is not yet known.When officers arrived they located a man with a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported him to hospital with what police called "serious injuries.
A spokesperson with Toronto police told CBC News on Monday that the two shooting victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while the 18-year-old suffered minor injuries.
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