A male victim is dead after a daylight shooting in Toronto’s west end.
Toronto police said there were reports at around 12:45 p.m. that one or more occupants of a vehicle shot at another vehicle.
Witnesses at the busy strip mall in Rexdale said they heard multiple gunshots on Thursday afternoon.
Officers arrived and located a victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Det. Sgt. Alan Bartlett told reporters on Thursday evening the incident was a “shooting homicide,” with the investigation in its early stages.
He said that someone inside one car shot at a man inside another. Bartlett said there was no evidence the victim returned fire.
Police said one or more suspects fled in a black two-door car westbound on Finch Avenue.
Bartlett said he believed there were two people in a dark Honda that fled the scene, potentially with damage to its right rear.
“We understand that a violent incident like the one that has happened here has a deep impact on the community and is incredibly jarring,” Bartlett said, appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Police have not said if they believe the incident was targeted or not.
— with files from Global News’ Catherine McDonald