Road rage incident may have led to drive-by shooting in downtown Toronto that injured 2 people

Police say a road rage incident may have led to a drive-by shooting in downtown Toronto early Monday morning that left two people with serious injuries.

Police say a road rage incident may have led to a drive-by shooting in downtown Toronto early Monday morning that left two people with serious injuries.

Officers were called to an address on Charles Street West, just south of Yonge and Bloor streets, at 6:06 a.m. for reports of a shooting, police said.

Speaking to reporters at the scene, Duty Insp. Michelle Olszevski said a group of people was standing outside 7 Charles Street West when a vehicle pulled up and a suspect, or suspects, opened fire.

Police initially said there were “multiple victims” following the shooting. In an update, police said two victims, a man and a woman both in their 20s, were transported to a local trauma centre with serious injuries.

Olszevski explained that leading up to the shooting, officers in the area responded to a call for stunt driving on Yonge Street involving “several” vehicles.

Investigators believe some of the drivers and passengers involved in the stunt driving incident then travelled to 7 Charles Street West and exited their vehicles, at which point the suspect vehicle pulled up and shots were fired.

“There is a possibility that this incident has occurred as a result of a road rage,” Olszevski said.