Toronto police say 1 man dead, 1 in serious condition after east-end shooting

Toronto police say one man is dead and another is in serious condition after an overnight shooting in Scarborough.

Officers said they responded to a shooting call around 1:50 a.m. in the area of Alford Crescent and McLevin Avenue.

Upon arrival they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, and police said one of the men was unconscious and not breathing.

Paramedics said they transferred two men to a local trauma centre, where one of them succumbed to his injuries. The second man has since been treated for his injuries.

Sunday afternoon, officers identified the deceased as 30-year-old Rudolph Augustus Tyrell from Toronto.

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Shamar, a friend of the two victims who didn’t want to give his last name, said they were always there for him.

“I got my grades up because of them, they were just some real people,” he said. “They don’t do anything wrong, they don’t like to do anything wrong. They like to have to fun though.”

When asked about gun violence in the city, Shamar said he’s not sure what the community will do.

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“Just means that the community either gets back together and fights back, or they either stay inside. Couldn’t know why you’d want to go outside anymore,” he said.

Steve Barnett, a neighbour in the area, said he’s concerned this happened so close to home as well.

“A little concerned in the sense that I’ve never really seen anything like this so close to me,” he said.

Police said homicide has taken over the investigation. The suspect is described as a man wearing a black hoodie, black shirt, baseball cap and black pants.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-4200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

— With files from Matthew Bingley.