A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a shooting Sunday evening in Toronto’s downtown east side.

The incident occurred in the Cabbagetown South neighborhood, near Sherbourne Street and Dundas Street East.

Toronto police said they were called to the area shortly before 9:30 p.m. after receiving reports of gunshots being heard in the area.

They said officers found a man with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and a vehicle was seen fleeing the area.

Police initially said the two suspects, a man and a woman, fled the scene.

In a follow-up article on X, they said officers arrested a suspect after a short foot chase. They were taken to hospital as a precaution, a media official told CTV News Toronto.

The arrest occurred after the suspect vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle collision near The Westway and Kipling Avenue in Etobicoke, police said.

A media official confirmed to CP24.com that no other suspects are outstanding.

Police also said a firearm was recovered.

There is currently an increased police presence in the area of ​​the shooting.

Sherbourne is closed between Dundas and Gerrard streets and police are asking drivers to use alternate routes.