Three men in hospital after shooting at after hours bar in downtown Toronto
Suspect was arrested on scene, Toronto police said
Three men are in hospital, including the suspect, after a shooting at an after hours bar in downtown Toronto early Saturday morning, police say.
Toronto police were called to the bar near Spadina Avenue and Queen Street W around 5:20 a.m.
When they arrived, they found three men who had been shot, according to a post on X, formerly Twitter.
The suspect had entered the bar with two firearms, Insp. Phillip Sinclair said on Saturday morning.
During an altercation with bar employees, the suspect took out a firearm.
Sinclair said two employees were shot, and the suspect also sustained a gunshot wound.
One of the employees was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, but he is now in critical but stable condition, police said Saturday afternoon.
The suspect was arrested on scene, he said. Police also recovered the two firearms on scene.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police.