Toronto police say a man is dead after a shooting in the city’s west end Thursday afternoon.
Emergency crews were called to the parking lot of a Walmart on St. Clair Avenue West, east of Jane Street, just after 1:40 p.m.
According to an update posted on Twitter, police said officers initially received reports a man was shot inside a store in the area.
However, after arriving in the area, the victim was found by police in the parking lot.
The man died at the scene.
Police said a male suspect was seen leaving the scene in a white SUV. They were last seen travelling west on St. Clair Avenue West.
“Anyone who was driving in the area of St. Clair Avenue and Mould Avenue at 1 p.m – 2 p.m., on Thursday, September 10, 2020, with a dashcam, is also asked to contact police to obtain the video from their car,” police said in a news release.
On Friday, police identified the victim as 26-year-old Andre Rodriguez, a resident of Toronto.
Homicide investigators are looking to speak to anyone who knows Rodriguez or has been in contact with him over the past week.
— With files from Gabby Rodrigues.