Off-duty cop shot after recognizing man wanted on Canada-wide warrant in Toronto

An off-duty officer was changeable successful nan limb Saturday nighttime aft he recognized a fishy wanted connected a Canada-wide warrant for attempted murder.

That fishy is now facing an further complaint of attempted murder, arsenic good arsenic galore weapons charges.

The off-duty serviceman was successful nan area of Bathurst and King streets conscionable aft 11:30 p.m. Saturday erstwhile he saw nan wanted man and called for on-duty officers to respond, constabulary said.

Officers arrived and nan fishy – wanted successful relationship pinch a shooting connected Dec. 3, 2022, successful nan Church Street and Front Street East area – fled connected foot, constabulary say.

“During this time, nan fishy changeable nan off-duty serviceman successful nan leg,” constabulary said.

The suspect, who was 28 astatine nan clip of nan incident that led to nan Canada-wide warrant, was arrested and a firearm was seized.

The Toronto Police Association says nan off-duty serviceman is simply a 30-year-old pinch six years’ experience. They opportunity he has been treated and released from hospital.

“Despite this event, our personnel is successful bully spirits and is good connected his measurement to recovery,” nan constabulary national wrote successful a station to societal media level X.

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“We are thankful he’s going to beryllium OK and we are proud of his efforts.”