Toronto Police Service is reporting to Nathan Phillips Square in the city's core after an apparent shooting.
In a statement tweeted around 3:50 p.m., the police service stated there were reports of a woman shot and people running from the area.
Social media reports from Toronto-area journalists from the same time and place show video of people fleeing the square, which is adjacent to Toronto City Hall and is a major gathering place for events like Canada Day.
SHOOTING:
— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) June 17, 2019
Nathan Phillip's Square
-Reports of woman shot
-People running from area
-Police/EMS are on scene
-Unknown what the injuries are#GO112676
^dh
I’m on the roof of city hall and something is happening. People are running including what looks to be cops and security pic.twitter.com/FEbhw88OqI
— Jennifer Pagliaro (@jpags) June 17, 2019
Festivities were briefly suspended.
More to come.
— with files from the Canadian Press
