A victim remains in critical condition in hospital, following an overnight shooting in mid-town Toronto on Friday.

According to police, officers received multiple calls regarding sounds of gunshots in the area of Avenue Road and Eglinton Avenue West around midnight.

Shooting Avenue Rd and Eglinton Ave W., multiple callers advising sounds of gunshots. Officers are arriving O/S now, intersection may be closed shortly. Avoid the area 424255 ^ma pic.twitter.com/5WUtsWMXcY

— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) March 8, 2019

When officers arrived on scene, they discovered a victim suffering from injuries. The victim was transported to a trauma centre.

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Police say the suspect and the direction of travel are unknown at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1.