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Man killed in daylight shooting at east-end Toronto apartment complex

Evidence markers at the scene of a fatal shooting in an apartment complex in Toronto's east-end on Saturday. Gord Edick / Global News

Toronto police say a man is dead after a shooting in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the city’s east-end Saturday afternoon.

Officers said they were called to the area of Victoria Park Boulevard and Finch Avenue around 1:40 p.m.

Police said the victim was located in the parking lot and subsequently rushed to a trauma centre where he was pronounced dead.

He has since been identified as 43-year-old Andre Charles of Toronto.

A police spokesperson said two male suspects fled the scene in a blue Hyundai, but didn’t provide further information on descriptions.

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There is no word on what may have led up to the shooting.

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Investigators are appealing for anyone with information or video footage from the scene to contact them.

The victim was identified as Andre Charles, 43. Handout / Toronto Police
Police at the scene of a shooting in Toronto’s east end on Saturday. Gord Edick / Global News

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