Gun violence in Toronto continued to spiral out of control as two men were taken to hospital after separate shootings in North York within the span of an hour.
Around 5:30 p.m., a passerby came across a young man lying on the ground bleeding on Toryork Dr., an industrial road in the area of Weston Rd. and Finch Ave. W.
The victim, 22, had been shot in buttocks, police said.
He has been taken to Sunnybrook Hospital with serious injuries.
Surveillance footage from the area shows a white car dumping the injured man on the road before fleeing. The assailant is described as a black male.
Another shooting occurred about 40 minutes later outside a high-rise complex on Sheppard Ave. W. near Jane St.
A man, believed to be in his 20s, was walking from his car to an apartment building when he was shot in the leg, said Staff Sgt. Mike Stones.
The victim ran into the building's lobby.
The building's door is peppered with three bullet holes, and investigators found several bullet casings on the scene.
Witnesses told police the shooter jumped into a silver car and fled eastbound on Sheppard.
He is described as a black man with an afro. He was last seen wearing camouflage clothing.
The victim has been taken to Humber River Regional Hospital's York Finch site.
Officers responded to a third shooting nearby on Chalkfarm Dr., in the Jane St. and Wilson Ave. area, around 8:40 p.m. But when they arrived, there was no victim.
Several bullet casings were recovered near the lobby of an apartment building.
Witnesses told police they saw two black male suspects driving away from the scene in a grey car.
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