Tow truck driver shot in Scarborough after double shooting at west-end tow yard
Toronto cops say it’s too soon to know if the shootings are linked
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Three people were wounded in two shootings tied to the towing industry that occurred an hour apart at opposite ends of the city Tuesday night.
While there have been a slew of arsons, shootings and murders in and around the GTA stemming from a tow truck war that has been ongoing for more than five years, Toronto Police say it’s too soon to know if there is a link between the latest two shootings.
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The first gunshots rang out at a tow yard on Glen Scarlett Rd. – near St. Clair Ave. W. and Weston Rd. – around 10:20 p.m.
Two victims were rushed to hospital in serious condition, police said, explaining one man in his 50s suffered life-threatening injuries while a second man in his 20s was expected to survive.
The shooter, or shooters, fled in a dark-coloured sedan, police said.
About an hour later, a tow truck driver was shot at a gas station near Lawrence Ave. E. and Warden Ave.
That victim – a man in his 20s – was rushed to hospital with serious injuries but Const. Viktor Sarudi said he is expected to survive.
The shooter in that incident also fled in a vehicle, but no further suspect or suspect vehicle descriptions were immediately available.
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“It is to early in the investigation to determine if these incidents are related,” Sarudi said of the two shootings. “That connection would be made by the investigators, however, that possibility will be part of their investigation.”
The investigations into the shootings are ongoing and cops are asking anyone with information, or video footage, that could help shed light on the gun violence to come forward.
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