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Multiple tow truck drivers injured in separate shootings in Scarborough: police
Posted January 10, 2025 5:16 am.
Last Updated January 10, 2025 10:16 am.
Targeted shootings involving tow truck drivers continued on Thursday, with three men all wounded in separate incidents across Scarborough, including one victim who suffered serious injuries in a drive-by shooting.
Authorities were notified of a shooting incident just before midnight in the Lawrence Avenue and Greencrest Circuit area.
A male victim was located with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and transported to a hospital.
Police tell 680 NewsRadio that they’re investigating this as a targeted, drive-by shooting, noting that the victim was sitting in his tow truck around 11:30 p.m. when the driver of a dark-coloured Honda pulled up, and a gunman opened fire.
More than 10 shots were fired, police said.
No suspect description was provided, and the investigation is ongoing.
Earlier on Thursday, at around 5 p.m., police were called to the Markham Road and Passmore Avenue area following reports of gunshots. The driver of a dark-coloured vehicle fled the scene, and police said that two male victims attended a hospital on their own with injuries.
680 NewsRadio verified that both victims, said to be in their 20s, are tow truck operators. They were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
This is the third shooting this week where the victims have been tow truck drivers. Police wouldn’t confirm if these incidents are connected, and the investigations are ongoing.
