Police Investigate Thursday Morning Shooting in Whitby

Police are looking for a suspect after a shooting in Whitby on Thursday morning.   

On Thursday, October 31, 2024, at approximately 7:20 a.m., members of Central West Division attended the area of Mary Street East and Pine Street, Whitby for sounds of gunshots.  Officers arrived on scene and located a dog that had been shot. The dog was transported to an emergency veterinary clinic, where he has since been pronounced deceased.

Information was later received; that a male attended a Toronto-area hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. The male was transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre with non-life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with cell phone, dash cam, surveillance footage, or information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Marchand of the Central West Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1829.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.

The information in this media release contains facts and circumstances that have been obtained from a police investigation.  These allegations have yet to be proven in court.