A man has died after reports of a shooting in Etobicoke Thursday afternoon.
Toronto police said they initially responded to multiple calls about shots fired in the Dixon Road and Islington Avenue area, just before 3 p.m.
A male victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.
Shortly after, police said they received a call about a two-vehicle collision in the same area. Both vehicles remained on scene.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
It is not clear at this time, however, how the collision is related to the shooting.
Police are trying to piece together exactly what happened through surveillance video and witness accounts.
Homicide has now taken over the investigation.
- Man dead, another arrested after stabbing in Toronto-area neighbourhood
- 57 kittens rescued, Mississauga man arrested in police animal cruelty probe
- U.S. links Toronto consulate shooting to alleged Iranian-backed commander
- Hundreds rally in Red Deer to support teenage girl recovering from violent assault
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.