Abshir Abdirashid Attempts to Murder Police Officers

Officers were called to the Driftwood Court neighbourhood around 12:20am, when someone reported hearing gunshots. When they arrived, they found a bullet hole in the window of a nearby home.

But even after Toronto's finest arrived, the gunshots, they say, didn't stop.

Someone from a nearby apartment building opened fire on the officers.

The shooter then left the building and tried to escape on foot. But officers caught up with the accused and placed him under arrest.

Abshir Abdirashid, 19, is charged with:

• two counts of Attempted Murder While Using other Firearm
• Possession of a Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
• Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
• Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
• Possession of Firearm Obtained by the Commission of an Offence
• Firearm Careless Use
• Careless Storage of Ammunition
• Possess Firearm Serial Number Altered

Abshir Abdirashid is a recent immigrant.