A Toronto police officer is expected to make a full recovery after being shot in the abdomen late Wednesday afternoon in Midtown Toronto.
The officer, who is 29-year-old and has five years of service with Toronto Police Service, has non-life-threatening injuries, Toronto police Myron Demkiw said on Thursday.
Police say the incident occurred when officers pulled over a driver during a robbery investigation.
Three suspects are in now police custody.
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating as another officer discharged their firearm, but no one was struck.
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Toronto police officer shot 1 Toronto Police work the scene where a police officer was shot, in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
Toronto police officer shot 2 Toronto Police work the scene where a police officer was shot, in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
Toronto police officer shot 3 Toronto Police take a person into custody at the scene where a police officer was shot, in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
Toronto police officer shot 4 Toronto Police work the scene where a police officer was shot in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
Toronto police officer shot 5 Mike Colle, city councillor for Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence speaks to the media at the scene where a police officer was shot, in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
Toronto police officer shot 6 Josh Matlow, city councillor for Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's speaks to the media at the scene where a police officer was shot, in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
Toronto police officer shot 7 Toronto Police work the scene where a police officer was shot in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
Toronto police officer shot 8 Toronto Police work the scene where a police officer was shot in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
Toronto police officer shot 9 Toronto Police work the scene where a police officer was shot in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
Toronto police officer shot 10 Toronto Police work the scene where a police officer was shot in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The officer was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)
