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32-year-old man in life-threatening condition after north-end Toronto shooting

Click to play video: 'Residents of Toronto’s Falstaff community concerned for safety after overnight shooting'
Residents of Toronto’s Falstaff community concerned for safety after overnight shooting
WATCH ABOVE: An overnight shooting has left residents in the Falstaff community shaken. As Erica Vella reports, this marks the fourth shooting in the last month – Aug 19, 2020

Toronto police say a man is in life-threatening condition after a shooting in the city’s north end early Wednesday.

Emergency crews were called to the Maidstone Street and Falstaff Avenue area, just east of Jane Street and south of Highway 401, before 12:30 a.m.

A police spokesperson told Global News multiple people reported hearing gunshots.

The spokesperson said the 32-year-old victim was taken to hospital by paramedics with critical injuries after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.

Police said according to reports, gunfire was originally heard in the lobby and that the man was seen in the lobby but could not confirm where he was found after he was shot.

The suspect vehicle has been described as a black sedan, police said.

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The incident comes after two people were seriously injured in separate shootings in July.

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At around 9 p.m. on July 22, officers said a man was shot by two suspects in front of an apartment building close to the intersection of Maidstone Street and Falstaff Avenue.

On July 30 at around 11:20 p.m., police said a man was shot in the same area and a building was damaged by gunfire.

A police spokesperson said there is nothing so far to suggest that Wednesday’s shooting is related to the other two July shootings but officers are still investigating.

Anyone with information was asked to call police at 416-808-1200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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