Toronto police officer run down by 12-year-old allegedly driving stolen car
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The province’s special investigations unit has been called in after a youth — allegedly behind the wheel of a stolen car — ran down and seriously injured a Toronto police officer in the city’s east end on Monday.
That suspect, who police say was 12 years old, faces numerous charges and is recovering in the hospital from gunshot wounds.
Just after 1 a.m., Toronto police were dispatched to a vehicle theft call near Donlands Ave. and O’Connor Dr. — near the Leaside Bridge — for reports of a vehicle theft.
Once on scene, responding police attempted to stop the vehicle, prompting the driver to take off, striking one of the officers.
The officer opened fire at the vehicle as it fled the scene.
12-year-old driver transported to hospital, one suspect remains outstanding
Paramedics located the seriously-injured officer and transported him to hospital, where he remains with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The vehicle and driver were soon located near Donlands Ave. and Mortimer Ave.
The driver, who police say was 12 years old, was transported to hospital with injuries believed not to be life threatening.
The youth faces a slew of charges, including attempted murder, assaulting a peace officer, motor vehicle theft, possession of stolen property over $5,000, dangerous operation, failure to stop for police, and leaving the scene of a collision.
Police say more information will be released later on Monday.
One additional suspect remains at large, Toronto police say, but no suspect description was obtained.
The province’s Special Investigations Unit has invoked their mandate, and have been called to investigate.
Toronto police declined to provide further information to the Toronto Sun , and the SIU have been reached for comment.
Incident comes days after TPS member murdered
Monday’s severe injury of a Toronto police officer comes just days after Const. Marc Pinizzotto was murdered while attempting to serve a search warrant in an apartment in North York.
Pinizzotto was a member of the TPS emergency task force (ETF) team shot at by occupants of the apartment, who were suspected of being involved in a string of high-profile shootings in the city, including the March 10 shooting of the United States Consulate on University Ave.
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