Shots fired near TTC shelter on King near Spadina

Gunfire rang out near a TTC shelter on King Street West near Spadina Avenue on Aug. 1, 2019. CITYNEWS/Bert Dandy

By News staff

Posted August 1, 2019 9:14 am.

Toronto police are investigating after shots were fired near a TTC shelter in downtown Toronto early Thursday morning.

Reports from the scene show the shattered shelter on King Street West just east of Spadina Avenue. However, police wouldn’t confirm if it was damaged by gunfire.

Police found shell casings at the scene.

No injuries were reported and there is no word on a suspect.

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