Updated August 13, 2026 @ 12:13pm
A man is in custody and another suspect is wanted after an overnight arrest over a stolen electric bike ended with a Toronto police officer being shot in the upper thigh, police said Thursday.
Officials said the shooting is the latest incident in a spate of violence against police this summer, including the high-profile shooting death of an officer during a raid in June.
Deputy police chief Lauren Pogue said officers ran after the suspect after receiving a robbery call around 3 a.m. in the area of Sherbourne Street and Bloor Street East. During his arrest, the man allegedly pulled out a gun and shot an officer who has been with the force for about three years.
Other officers rushed to put a tourniquet on his leg as they waited for paramedics to arrive, Pogue said at a news conference. The officer was taken to hospital with injuries that are serious but not life-threatening.
A 27-year-old man who was out on bail and wanted on warrants in Peel and Waterloo regions was arrested, and police seized a firearm, Pogue said. Another suspect is still wanted.
Pogue said the shooting is concerning for the force that is still grieving Const. Marc Pinizzotto, who was fatally shot during a police raid in June.
The deputy chief called the shooting "another troubling example" of why stronger deterrence for violent crime is necessary.
"Here we go again," said Clayton Campbell, president of the Toronto Police Association, noting that 600 officers have been injured at work this year. That figure is unacceptable, he said.
"We have a police officer laying in there, shot," Campbell added at the news conference outside St. Michael's Hospital in downtown Toronto. "We had a police officer murdered only a few months ago."
Campbell said the police union will support the officer and his family as he recovers.
Mayor Olivia Chow said in a statement on social media that the shooting is "another reminder of what front-line officers face each day as they serve our city and work to keep people safe."
Police said they will release a more detailed update, including a list of charges, later on Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2026.
–With files from Maan Alhmidi
