Toronto Shooting near Albion and Weston is #89 and Ties City Record Homicides

A man is dead after a shooting near Albion and Weston Rds., the city’s record-tying 89th homicide of the year.

Toronto Police say up to 10 shots were reported on Ann Arbour Rd. just before midnight Tuesday.

Officers found a male victim without vital signs in a vehicle. He was taken to a trauma centre, where he died.

There was no immediate information on any suspects or the victim’s identity.

The murder ties the city’s record for homicides, which was set in 1991.

“You are always shocked when you get news like this,” said Supt. Ron Taverner, who heads up 23, 12 and 31 Divisions. “Every murder is shocking.”

Speaking from the murder scene, he said he was hoping to not get that call, “but when it came, it is upsetting. This is another young person lost.”

Last week, Taverner told media that the northwest corner of Toronto has had about 40% of the city’s shootings. It’s not lost on him that it was inevitable another one would likely come.

But he was hoping it could be avoided. “We have been taking a lot of guns off the street,” he said.

“What we don’t know is how many homicides we prevent because of the actions we take to take guns off the street.”

He credited paramedics for keeping the homicide number from being much higher and his officers for “working so hard to try to keep the community safe.”

When you have 89 murders, tying the mark set in 1991, it’s a sombre day, he said.

“The problem is there are so many guns out there.”

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