UNO News Net: RAPTORS PARADE: Reports of shooting near Nathan Phillips Square causes panic at Raptors championship rally

Toronto police confirmed they have located two victims with serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the Nathan Phillips Square area at Bay St. and Albert St. Monday afternoon.

They have two people in custody and have recovered two firearms, police said in a tweet.

Just before 4 p.m., police tweeted they had received reports of a woman shot near the back of the square and people were running from area.

The incident happened as huge crowds gathered to celebrate the Toronto Raptors’ NBA championship win. The city earlier said the square was at capacity.

Andrew Brown-Kerr, 25, of Brampton was in the crowd, standing under the arch at Nathan Phillips Square when he heard popping sounds that he said did not sound like fireworks.

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“We tried our best to escape,” he said. “We saw a lady get trampled, a pregnant woman fall. We saw some kids getting trampled and parents trying to protect them.”

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Police tape up a Queen and Bay intersection where I just saw one man loaded into the back of an ambulance. His head appeared to be wrapped but eyes seemed open. Eyewitnesses saying they saw cops run towards the Eaton Centre

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Stephanie Agostinis told me she was standing at Bay and Queen when she heard a “pop, pop” and everyone started running. She went into Hudson’s Bay 1/2

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Stephanie Agostinis told me she was standing at Bay and Queen when she heard a “pop, pop” and everyone started running. She went into Hudson’s Bay 1/2

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Was confusion about what happened so came back outside. Within 5-7 mins there was another round of “pop, pop, pop, pop,” Agostinis said. “And everybody started running back inside Hudson’s Bay and then people just kept running.” She heard a woman was hurt but didn’t see her. 2/2

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Police tape up a Queen and Bay Sts. intersection where one person was loaded into the back of an ambulance.

He and his friend were unharmed.

The ceremony was delayed briefly as emcee Matt Devlin went on stage to urge the crowd to stay calm as police dealt with what he called an emergency. The ceremony then resumed just before 4 p.m.

Sherina Harris is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @sherinaharris

A parade and rally to mark the team’s historic win over the Golden State Warriors is underway and will wind its way through the downtown to Toronto City Hall.