Police charge 12-year-old boy with attempted murder in East York hit-and-run that injured officer
TorStar: Joshua Smith, Simon McKeown
Emergency crews responded to a shooting in East York near midnight. Around the same time, Toronto police were called to a vehicle theft near the same area.
A 12-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an early-morning hit-and-run in East York on Monday that injured a Toronto police officer.
Attempted murder charge
The boy faces seven charges including attempted murder, theft of a motor vehicle and assaulting an officer, police said in a post on social media.
Police were called to reports of a stolen car at about 1:30 a.m., the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release Monday.
Officer struck by perpetrator driven vehicle
Officers in cruisers tried to block the car on Leaside Bridge, the SIU said. The driver tried to flee in the stolen car and struck an officer who was on foot. Officers fired multiple shots at the driver.
Teen and subteen arrested
The driver and two other occupants in the car, a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old, fled n the car, according to the release. The car was abandoned at Floyd Street and Donlands Avenue, and the driver was arrested nearby. The boy was taken to hospital where he is being treated for injuries that aren’t life-threatening.
The officer was also treated and released from hospital.
The 12-year-old boy was arrested on foot at Mortimer and Donlands avenues, SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette told reporters at a news conference at the scene Monday.
Four police officers — two each in two police vehicles — tried to stop the driver of the stolen vehicle, Denette said.
Still at large
One youth who was in the car is still at large, no suspect description was available.
The SIU investigates interactions with police involving serious injury, death or sexual assault allegations.
