Road rage eyed in double shooting near Yonge and Bloor: Toronto cops

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A man and a woman in their 20s have serious injuries after a drive-by shooting in the heart of the city on Monday morning that cops suspect is linked to road rage.

Toronto Police say they were called just after 6 a.m. to 7 Charles St. W., near Yonge St., south of the major Bloor St. intersection.

“When officers responded, they located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds,” Duty Insp. Michelle Olszevski said at the scene. “They were transported to hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition.”

Just prior to the shooting, police had received a call about stunt driving involving several vehicles.

Olszevski said the drive-by shooting could have been the result of road rage.

She added police don’t know how many suspects they are looking for and have no descriptions. Cops also didn’t know the relationship between the two shooting victims.

Investigators are looking for a black SUV that fled the scene west on Charles St. and then north on Bay St.

Several police markers littered the roadway at the scene as multiple shots were fired.

Area residents say problems are not new on Charles St.

“Four days ago there were people fighting (at a cafe) early in the morning for 20 minutes,” said Dan, who has an apartment that faces Charles St.

“(On Monday), shots woke me up and I saw a woman lying on the sidewalk and then the police came.”

Al Meyers also has a unit facing the crime scene and said he heare 10 to 12 shots fired.

“I didn’t know they were shot until I came down to get my car,” Meyers said, adding, “This is a big city. Things are going to happen.”

A man named Andrew said the area is “crazy.”

“Just more violence. There is always lots going on,” he said. “Two weeks ago a guy was stabbed at the housing sanctuary.”

kconnor@postmedia.com