A man was shot in the Township of King while helping his neighbours who were targeted by a home invasion Monday evening, York Regional Police say.
Police say they were called about the shooting at 6:23 p.m. in Nobleton, in the area of Paradise Valley Trail and Fairmont Ridge Trail, roughly 50 kilometres north of Toronto
The man was coming to the assistance of the homeowners when he was shot in front of their residence, police said in a news release.
He was rushed to a trauma centre with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Police say two male suspects wearing construction vests and hooded sweatshirts were seen fleeing the scene in a pickup truck.