toronto shooting

Queen St. West shut down by Toronto police after multiple people shot

Three men are in hospital this morning with serious injuries and a West Queen West sidewalk is splattered with blood following a triple shooting outside a popular downtown Toronto nightclub.

Toronto Police were called to the area of Queen Street West and Ossington Avenue around 2:30 a.m. this morning after multiple residents reported hearing gunshots.

Upon arrival, they found three male shooting victims with what TPS Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook called "varying degrees of injuries."

All three victims were taken to hospital, one of them in life-threatening condition. Police have yet to reveal any information about the circumstances of the shooting, but their investigation appears to be centred on the corner of Queen and Brookfield Streets, directly outside Apt. 200.

A significant stretch of Queen Street West — from Ossington to Dovercourt — remained roped off by police heading into the Monday morning rush hour.

Queen has since reopened to traffic, but investigators remain at the scene, parts of which are still off limits.

"I have spoken with Toronto Police and City representatives regarding the senseless early morning shooting at Queen and Ossington," wrote Spadina-Fort York councillor Joe Cressy in response to the shooting.

"The City has initiated the Crisis Response Program to provide support in the community. Please contact my office to be connected with them."

News of yet another last-call shooting in an area rife with bars and clubs has citizens and city officials on alert.

"The people that emerge from bars and places of entertainment early in the morning on many days of the week are a continuing challenge for us," said Toronto Mayor John Tory to reporters on Monday morning.

"But the real problem is not people coming out of places like that whether they have had a lot to drink or nothing to drink," Tory continued. "The real problem is people carrying guns in their pockets in the city and deciding they are going to use them."

Tory called the incident "profoundly disconcerting" and reiterated that he is "quite fed up" with the increasing amount of gun violence on Toronto's streets.

Lead photo by

Kelly Kay


Latest Videos



Latest Videos


Join the conversation Load comments

Latest in City

Video shows passengers evacuating Delta plane after crash at Toronto airport

Delta plane flips over in crash at Pearson airport in Toronto

Homes taken over by Metrolinx for new Toronto subway will soon be demolished

What's open and closed on Family Day 2025 in Toronto

Gardiner Expressway construction faces new hiccup with upcoming lawsuit

Law-breaking Toronto driver stopped by cops during live news broadcast

Second Toronto storm could bring another 30 cm of snow

Toronto is about to make it a lot easier to visit the Scarborough Bluffs