A 21-year-old man is facing more than a dozen charges, including attempted murder, after a Toronto police officer was shot outside a midtown apartment building on Wednesday night.
The shooting occurred as the officer, a 29-year-old who has been employed with the police service for five years, was conducting a robbery investigation in the area of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue.
One person was immediately arrested at the scene, while two others were apprehended later in the evening.Toronto Police work the scene where a police officer was shot in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Along with attempted murder, he has been charged with numerous firearm-related offences, failure to comply with a probation order, breach of a firearm prohibition order and breach of a probation order. “We are very, very relieved to say that he is doing well,” the police chief told Newstalk 1010 on Thursday morning. “We do expect a full recovery.”Meanwhile, the province’s police watchdog, which is investigating an officer firing his gun during the incident, released new details on Thursday.
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