Police have issued a warrant for a Toronto-area teen following a shooting in downtown Bancroft late Saturday afternoon.
Just before 5 p.m., officers with the Bancroft Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of shots fired in a parking lot at the corner of Bridge Street and Hastings Street.
Witnesses observed the suspect involved in the shooting fleeing the area on a bicycle before police arrived. A short time later, police were notified that a male victim had arrived at North Hastings Hospital in Bancroft with a non-life-threatening injury consistent with a gunshot wound.
Following an investigation, police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 17-year-old male suspect from the Greater Toronto Area.
The suspect, whose name has not been released, is wanted on eight charges: assault with a weapon, possession of weapon for dangerous purpose, discharge of a restricted firearm or a prohibited firearm with intent, discharge of a firearm into or at a place in a reckless manner, unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, pointing a firearm, mischief (destroy or damage property), and failure to comply with a sentence.
Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident with no broader risk to public safety.
The Bancroft Crime Unit is continuing the investigation with assistance from members of the Bancroft Detachment and Forensic Identification Services.
Anyone with information regarding the incident or dashcam footage is asked to call the Bancroft OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
