Dog killed after morning shooting outside Durham, Ont., apartment complex

Durham determination constabulary are investigating a Thursday greeting shooting successful Whitby, Ont., that near a canine dead.

Around 7:20 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire astatine an flat analyzable connected Mary Street East adjacent Garden Street.

Police study that determination is grounds of a disturbance wrong 1 of the buildings, but nary victims were recovered on-site.

Outside the apartment, constabulary recovered a canine suffering from a gunshot wound. The canine was transported to a adjacent exigency veterinary clinic, but aboriginal succumbed to its injuries. Acting Staff Sgt. Joanne Bortolusse says this benignant of incidental “is not common.”

Details astir the dog, including gender, breed and ownership, person not been confirmed.

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According to police, 1 idiosyncratic was arrested astatine the country for outstanding charges unrelated to the shooting.

Another individual, male, attended a Toronto-area infirmary suffering from gunshot wounds. The antheral was transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are inactive investigating if determination is simply a connection.

Bortoluss told Global officials that constabulary are canvassing the area.

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction police.