A 50-year-old man has died in hospital after he was shot while sitting in a vehicle in Toronto’s north end early Wednesday.
Emergency crews were called to Stilecroft Drive behind Grandravine Arena, west of Keele Street and north of Sheppard Avenue West, just before 5 a.m.
Toronto police said the victim, Joseph Hart, was shot while sitting in his vehicle. He was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition, where he later died.
Hart’s death marks the city’s 47th homicide of the year.
In an update released Wednesday evening, investigators appealed to anyone who knows Hart or has spoken with him in the past week to contact them.
They also were looking to speak with anyone with dashcam video who was in the area at around 5 a.m.
Anyone with information was asked to call 416-808-7400, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.