Mississauga Man Arrested in Connection with Shooting of Uber Driver

Toronto police recently arrested a Mississauga man in connection with a shooting that injured an Uber driver.

On April 25, police were called to a shooting in the Dundas St. W. and Euclid Avenue area in Toronto around 12:30 a.m.

According to police, it is alleged that a man discharged a firearm during the course of an argument with a group of people. The bullet missed the man's intended target, striking an Uber driver who was waiting for a customer nearby.

The shooter fled the scene and the driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The alleged shooter has been identified as Paul Weeden, a 24-year-old Mississauga man. He is facing a total of 17 gun, assault and drug-related charges.

He appeared in court Wednesday, Sept 14.