Friday, August 31, 2018

A man in his 20s is dead after a shooting near Warden and Burn Hill Rd Toronto around 5:00am Friday.


TORONTO — A man in his 20s is dead after a shooting in east-end Toronto early Friday.

Shots were fired in the crosswalk of Warden Ave. and Burn Hill Rd., north of Danforth Road, just before 5 a.m.

Toronto paramedics said they rushed the man to a trauma centre in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds, where he was pronounced dead.

“The man in his 20s had multiple gunshot wounds,” said Homicide Det. Andy Singh. “It’s a male shooter that we’re trying to identify. We have some very preliminary information about the vehicle and the suspect.”



Police have not released the victim’s name or any suspect information.


The man’s is the city’s 71st homicide victim of the year.

The suspect was wearing a light-coloured hoodie,” said Singh. The vehicle is a silver, four-door sedan. It was last seen going southbound on Warden Ave. and potentially going towards Danforth.”

Singh said the shooting appeared to be targeted, however, “it’s very early on.”



He added that the victim may have been ambushed.

“The victim was walking on the street and the suspect was also on foot, but I believe the suspect arrived in the area with the help of a vehicle and that vehicle had a driver in it,” he said.

“The driver may not have known what was about to transpire. We encourage that person to come forward.”
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