Police in the Toronto area have released a video of an armed home invasion in Vaughan, Ont., where they say a resident opened fire on three masked intruders, wounding one.
The three suspects can later be seen running to a black pickup truck before fleeing the scene.
Police said an occupant of the home shot a legally owned firearm at the suspects during the early morning incident, injuring one of the intruders. None of the home’s occupants were hurt.
Police said charges would not be filed against the resident who shot and wounded the intruder.
Charges are coming against one of the alleged perpetrators, however.
Investigators were notified by a Toronto-area hospital at roughly 3:15 a.m. that a male had been admitted to the health-care facility suffering from a gunshot wound.
“It was determined the male had been dropped off shortly after the home invasion occurred,” police said in the press release. “Investigators with the Hold-Up Unit have since confirmed the male was shot during the reported home invasion.”
He is being held in police custody at the hospital, where he is in stable condition and charges are pending, police said.
Proposed Law Change
The decision by York police not to charge the Vaughan resident comes after prosecutors withdrew charges against a Lindsay, Ont., man last month who had been accused of assaulting an alleged home intruder in August 2025.Jeremy David “J.D.” McDonald was charged by Kawartha Lakes Police after the altercation with the alleged intruder left the man seriously injured and requiring hospitalization. Lindsay is located in the Kawartha Lakes region approximately 100 kilometres northeast of the Greater Toronto Area.
The case attracted significant public attention and political commentary, including from Premier Doug Ford, who said the decision to charge the apartment resident showed “something is broken” within the justice system.
Ford and federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre both demanded changes to legislation after Kawartha Lakes police announced the charges against McDonald.
The proposed amendment introduced earlier this month will now face debate in Parliament. A bill must pass three readings and be approved by the Senate before receiving royal assent to become law.
The proposed Tory amendment would share some similarities to the Castle Doctrine used in the United States, which permits the use of force, including lethal force, to protect one’s home and its inhabitants against an unlawful and imminent danger.
