Toronto police say a man is dead after a shooting in Scarborough Monday evening.
Around 8:30 p.m., police responded to a call on the corner of Cedar Drive and Eglinton Avenue.
They found a man in his 30s lying on the sidewalk near a Tim Hortons.
The victim was transported to hospital by paramedics with life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound.
Police confirmed the victim later died from their injuries. He was later named as 33-year-old Jordan Thompson from Toronto.
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Few details are known at this time, but police believe the attack to be targeted.
The identity of the victim, who police say is believed to be from the area, is being withheld while officers work to notify next of kin.
During a press conference Tuesday, Det. Rodney Benson with the homicide and missing persons unit, said police are still working on getting a physical description of the suspect or suspects and trying to determine how many people might have been involved.
“There was a number of people here in the plaza, so the number of people that were involved, I can’t actually speak to,” Benson said. “We know that it was at least one, and once we have a little bit more time to review some of the video evidence, we’ll have a better idea and we’ll be able to release more information about that.”
This is just the latest in a number of shootings to be reported in the city over the last couple of days.
When asked if any of the shootings were thought to be connected, police would not say. They did say that shootings in general start to increase in the summer months.
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators.
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