Shooting Investigation, Wellesley Street East and Jarvis Street area, Police Requesting Assistance Locating Injured Woman

Shooting Investigation, Wellesley Street East and Jarvis Street area, Police Requesting Assistance Locating Injured Woman

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 9:30 AM
Organized Crime Enforcement:  416-808-2500

Case #: 2020-1555698

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating an injured woman.

On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at approximately 1:19 a.m. police responded to a sound of gunshots radio call in the Wellesley Street East and Jarvis Street area.

It is reported that:

- multiple calls were made indicating there had been the sound of gunshots in the Wellesley Street East and Jarvis Street area

- a man was located in the area and had sustained a gunshot wound

- information was provided to indicate a woman was also the victim of a gunshot wound

- police have been unable to locate the woman and are concerned for her safety and well-being

She is described as white, 20-22 years old, 5’6”, shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a dark coloured short-sleeve shirt and black pants.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.

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Constable Michelle Flannery, Corporate Communications, for Detective Jason Hunter, Centralized Shooting Response Team