اخبار العرب-كندا 24: الأحد 4 أغسطس 2024 10:38 صباحاً
An off-duty Toronto police officer was shot late Saturday evening downtown while making an arrest.
The shooting happened around 11:40 p.m. near Bathurst Street and King Street W., police said.
Police were conducting an investigation in the area. They said an officer was shot while taking a man into custody.
The officer was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
"We are grateful the officer is alive," the Toronto Police Association wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Police said a 30-year-old man was arrested and a firearm was recovered.
The shooting happened while late-night festivities at local bars and clubs took place on King Street West. Large crowds were gathered in the area at the time of the incident.
Mayor Olivia Chow also posted about the shooting on X, wishing the officer a quick recovery from their injuries.
"Violence is never acceptable," she wrote.
تم ادراج الخبر والعهده على المصدر، الرجاء الكتابة الينا لاي توضبح - برجاء اخبارنا بريديا عن خروقات لحقوق النشر للغير
