A Durham Regional Police officer has been shot and critically injured while responding to an armed person call in Oshawa Sunday morning and a suspect has been hospitalized.
In a post just after 11:10 a.m., Durham Regional Police officers advised there was a “significant police presence” on Simcoe Street South and that they closed off the street between Bloor and Erie streets just south of Highway 401
Two hours later, officers issued a second update and said there was a report of an armed person near Simcoe Street South and Wentworth Street East, southeast of the initial area blocked off.
“During the interaction, an officer and the suspect were shot,” a statement on X said.
“The officer has been transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre in critical but stable condition. The suspect was transported to a local hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.”
A large presence of Durham Regional Police officers could be seen outside Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Sunday afternoon. The hospital is one of two major trauma centres in Toronto.
A Durham Regional Police spokesperson said an update would be provided later on Sunday.
More to come.
Officers responded to an armed person call in the area of Simcoe St S and Wentworth St E in Oshawa. During the interaction, an officer and the suspect were shot. The officer has been transported to a Toronto area trauma centre in critical but stable condition. The suspect was…
— Durham Regional Police (@DRPS) January 18, 2026
