Man fatally shot in Toronto’s north end was from Hamilton

Toronto police have identified the man fatally shot in the city’s north end Friday evening.

The victim has been identified as 33-year-old Leonard Pinnock of Hamilton.

Emergency crews were called to Dufferin Street and Bowie Avenue, north of Eglinton Avenue West, at 9:35 p.m.

Police said they received a call reporting the sounds of gunshots before officers responded and found a man without vital signs. The man later died at the scene.

Sgt. Joyce Sherzer told reporters the victim was in the area with a friend and was in a vehicle at the time of the shooting.

Sherzer said officers do not know the reason for the attack.

Witness Kim Pham told Global News that she heard the gunshots, saying “I saw two guys parking here, and parking there and my husband and me heard ‘bang bang bang.'”

Several suspects were seen fleeing the scene.

Police are urging residents in the area of Caledonia Road to the west, Dufferin Street to the east, Eglinton Avenue to the south and Castlefield Avenue to the north to check their backyards for any items that may not belong to them, such as keys, cell phones or any items that might typically be carried in a pocket.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).