Man injured, another arrested in York Region shooting

A York Regional Police badge is seen in this undated photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Posted September 26, 2024 11:37 am.

Last Updated September 26, 2024 3:18 pm.

One person is in custody after a man was seriously injured in a shooting in King Thursday morning.

York police say an officer who was directing traffic heard sounds of gunshots coming from the area of Bathurst Street and Bloomington Road just before 8 a.m.

The officer who responded arrested one person.

A man was taken from the scene to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Police say the relationship between the two is not known at this point but that the incident was targeted.

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