16-05-2025
Police investigating 7 shootings at magic mushroom stores across city
Toronto Police Service say they're investigating seven shootings at magic mushroom stores around the city.
Officers were called to the various stores between Wednesday evening and Friday morning, where they found evidence of gunfire, police say.
A vehicle drove through a storefront in one incident, but police say they haven't located the driver.
No injuries have been reported.
The incidents are connected to the shootings that occurred at two stores in Kensington Market on Wednesday and Thursday evening, police say.
Officers were called to the Kensington Avenue and Baldwin Street area on Wednesday around 12:20 a.m. about sounds of gunshots. Police say a business that was empty at the time was shot at several times, damaging the storefront.
The next night, just after 1 a.m., police were called after gunshots were heard in Spadina Avenue and Baldwin Street area. Officers later found evidence of gunshots outside of a business, police said in a post on X.
Ping Chu, who owns a store in the market and has been living in the area for over 30 years, said the Wednesday shooting happened right across the street from her house.
"I heard about 10 to 12 'bang, bang, bang,' and I was thinking it was early Victoria Day fireworks," she told CBC on Thursday.
She said she looked from her window to see what was happening, but was not able to see anything.
Some storefronts sustained damages in the shootings, including shattered windows and bullet holes, police say.
The shootings are part of eight total reported incidents at magic mushroom dispensaries, police say. There is no suspect description at this time.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
