{"id":55726,"date":"2025-08-09T00:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T00:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/55726\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T00:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T00:23:07","slug":"2-in-critical-condition-after-man-on-bike-opens-fire-on-pedestrians-toronto-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/55726\/","title":{"rendered":"2 in critical condition after man on bike opens fire on pedestrians: Toronto police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Two people are in critical condition after a man riding a bike opened fire on a group of pedestrians in Toronto&#8217;s west end early Friday morning,\u00a0police say.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The shooting happened around 2:40 a.m. in the area of King Street W. and Sudbury Street, Toronto police said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A group of friends were walking in the area when they were approached by a person riding a bike, Duty Senior Officer Todd Jocko told reporters Friday. &#8220;Words were exchanged&#8221; and the group carried on their way, he said. Shortly after, the suspect approached the group again, pulled out a firearm and opened fire.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A man and a woman, both in their 30s, suffered serious, life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital, where they remained as of Friday afternoon, Jocko said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;This is a violent and brazen act,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Investigators do not believe the victims and suspect were known to each other.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The suspect then fled west on Sudbury Street. Jocko said police could not confirm what type of bike the man was riding, including whether it was motorized, electric or pedalled.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Police are canvassing the area for video, and are asking anyone with video, or who witnessed the incident, to come forward.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A middle-aged police officer speaks into reporters' microphones at a news conference outdoors on a city street on a sunny summer afternoon.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/todd-jocko-toronto-police-service.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7771084337349397\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>Duty Senior Officer Todd Jocko told reporters Friday that police are canvassing the area of King Street W. and Sudbury Street for video of the incident as they seek a suspect in a &#8216;brazen&#8217; shooting early that morning. (CBC)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We hope to release more details as soon as possible,&#8221; Jocko said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Several neighbours told CBC\u00a0Toronto they woke up to loud noises in the middle of the night and looked out their windows to see police lights follow shortly after.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Joe Koole said he woke up to what he thought was the sound of a motorcycle revving then backfiring.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;My wife came up and said, &#8216;I think there was a shot, Joe,'&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rohsni Nayar,\u00a0who lives across the street, said she heard a frantic scene.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;There was a girl screaming and crying for help, and it sounded really scary,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Heels are seen on the scene of a crime, on the side of the street\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sudbury-shooting-2.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7771084337349397\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>The scene of a shooting early Friday morning in the area of King Street W. and Sudbury Street. 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