Police hunt suspects after 3 separate shootings
toronto.ctv.ca
A 40-year-old father is recovering after being shot by a stray bullet while in his backyard with his two-year-old son near Jane and Finch streets.
Davey Gill and his family told CTV's Jim Junkin they fear the gunmen will return.
Gill was shot in the leg while outside his home at 294 Grandravine Dr. at about 7 p.m. on Sunday night.
Police believe two groups of people opened fire on each other after a suspected drug deal went bad.
A nearby courtyard was packed with children when shots rang out.
Gill's mother-in-law was also in the backyard at the time of the shooting. She said she was horrified by what unfolded.
"If just one more bullet was fired, that little one would have been gone," said Shirley Singh, wiping away tears. "I don't know where they get these guns and why they come to this neighbourhood."
Singh is still shaken because her young grandson was so close to the violence.
"He said 'gunshots, grandma, gunshots,'" she said. "I want to move by the end of the week ... I have to get out of here."
Several suspects were arrested after the shooting, but they were released without being charged. Gill was released from hospital on Monday.
Police were investigating two other shootings in the city Sunday night.
A man was found sin the parking lot of Keelesdale Park, near Black Creek Drive and Eglinton Avenue West, suffering from a gunshot wound at about 11:30 p.m.
The victim's femur was shattered after he was shot in the leg, police said.
Douglas Moreira, 26, is wanted on aggravated assault and firearms charges in connection with the incident.
Moreira is described as white, 5-foot-2, 161 pounds, olive complexion, clean-shaven, brown eyes, with a tattoo of "Adrian" on the left side of his neck.
He is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information is asked not to approach the suspect, but to contact police at 416-808-1200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or online at www.222tips.com.
Another shooting Sunday night left a 24-year-old man suffering from a bullet wound to the foot.
The victim was hit in the Jane Street and Eglinton Avenue area at about 10:30 pm., police said.
Violent crime decreasing
Meanwhile, Toronto police released its annual crime report, which concluded violent crime decreased significantly in 2006.
Shooting deaths dropped 44 per cent, shooting incidents declined 15 per cent and the number of shooting victims decreased by 14 per cent.
The number of arrests increased seven per cent in 2006, and more suspects were apprehended than in any other year in the force's history, the report states.
With a report from CTV's Jim Junkin
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