Police are on the hunt for a suspect after a man was shot outside of a Markham business Tuesday.
At about 7:40 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Green Lane and Guardsman Road. A man was leaving a business in the area when a suspect approached him and shot him numerous times with a handgun. The shooter then fled in a Honda Civic being driven by a second suspect.
The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect is described as a Black male wearing a black hooded sweater.
A description of the driver of the Honda Civic is not available.
The suspect vehicle is a stolen black Honda Civic 10th generation with a red Supreme brand tow strap on the front passenger side and a red and white MUGEN sticker on top of the windshield on the passenger side. The vehicle had a blue and white Ontario licence plate, number CMET480, at the time of the shooting.
Police believe the incident was targeted.
Anyone with information is asked to call the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7241, or provide information anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or 1800222tips.com.
