Three members of family shot, another injured in Bridle Path home invasion

Colin Freeze Published October 29, 2026Updated 1 hour ago Open this photo in gallery: Police work the scene of a crime at a home on Hyde Park Circle in Toronto, on Thursday, where three people were shot and one person was injured with a hammer. Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail Comments Save for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story. Log InCreate an account An attack that police said began as a random home invasion in Toronto’s exclusive Bridle Path neighbourhood left three family members with gunshot wounds and another with injuries from a hammer. Toronto police said that shortly after 3 a. m. on Thursday, three masked gunmen stormed into the Hyde Park Circle house through its back entrance while a family of four were inside. A confrontation erupted in the house as the assailants demanded the family give them money or other valuables. Police told reporters near the scene Thursday morning the assailants fired their weapons and shot three family members. Each suspect was armed with a handgun, and one also had a hammer. “There was a demand made for valuables within the home,” Toronto Police Inspector Kristy Smith of the Hold Up Squad told reporters. “The suspects fired their guns, multiple times, and one victim was struck with a hammer. Three members of the family, the father and his two daughters, sustained gunshot wounds.” Open this photo in gallery: Inspector Kristy Smith of Toronto Police Services' Hold Up Squad, left, leaves after speaking to media outside the scene of a home invasion and shooting incident at a residence on Hyde Park Circle. Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail The family members are all adults. Police said they do not know what the attackers took and are hoping to recover bullet casings that may help identify the suspects. Police said they will not publicly identify the victims, two of whom are now said to have “life-altering” injuries. Shaken by break-ins, an affluent Toronto neighbourhood takes action The Bridle Path is one of Canada’s richest neighbourhoods, where large houses are often hidden behind high walls and wrought-iron gates, and flanked . Security cameras are almost everywhere. Home invasions in the neighbourhood remain rare. Authorities said they suspect the motive in the current attack was simply greed. “Typically, in an affluent neighbourhood comes nice things – and there’s always people out there that want to acquire nice things,” Insp. Smith said. “We can’t go around always being paranoid about having nice things,” she said. “But I would suggest that people be ultra aware if they are being followed and potentially, if they feel like they are being followed, calling 911. ” Open this photo in gallery: The Bridle Path is considered one of Canada’s richest neighbourhoods, yet home invasions remain rare.