Three Gunmen Shoot 3 in Toronto CEO's Home as City Home Invasions Jump 32.2%

Q: How did armed intruders breach a gated Bridle Path home and leave a CEO’s family with life-altering injuries before dawn?

Police say three masked men forced entry through a locked rear door of the gated Hyde Park Circle home at about 3:44 a.m., then moved inside and confronted David Morton, his wife Doriana Zohil-Morton, and their two adult daughters. Investigators say the intruders were armed with handguns and at least one hammer. They demanded valuables, and a violent struggle followed, reportedly on the upper floor near the family’s bedrooms. Multiple shots were fired. Morton and one daughter were shot in the leg, another daughter was shot under the arm, and Doriana Zohil-Morton was struck with a hammer. Police later said two family members suffered life-altering injuries, while the other two had non-life-threatening wounds. How the suspects got past the property’s outer security remains unclear. Police have only said they entered through the back of the property and breached the rear door despite it being locked. Bridle Path is known for large homes, gates and private security, but investigators have not said whether alarms, cameras or guards were bypassed, disabled or absent. The attackers fled before officers arrived, leaving in a dark SUV. Police have said it is still uncertain whether anything was stolen. Investigators believe the family may have been targeted because of the area’s wealth and the expectation that valuable goods would be inside. The three suspects, described as men in their 20s wearing dark clothing and face masks, remain at large and are considered armed and dangerous.

3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Oct 31

Toronto police are hunting three masked men who forced their way into David Morton's Bridle Path mansion around 3:40 a.m., demanded valuables and shot Morton, 75, and his two adult daughters.
Morton said Friday that all four family members were also attacked with a hammer; he and both daughters remained hospitalized, while police had not confirmed whether anything was stolen.
The suspects—believed to be men in their 20s wearing dark clothing—entered through a back door and fled in an SUV after the confrontation on the home's second floor.
Toronto has recorded 119 home invasions so far in 2026, up 32.2% from a year earlier, and the attack hit the same Bridle Path area where Drake's mansion faced break-in attempts in 2024.