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Man dead after North York shooting, 2 suspects seen fleeing the area: police

Police at the scene of a fatal shooting in North York on Saturday. Gord Edick / Global News

Toronto police are investigating a deadly shooting on the city’s northwest side.

It happened just after 5 a.m. Saturday at a building in the North York area.

Police say three men in their 30s were shot and two suspects — both believed to be men — were spotted fleeing the scene in a dark-coloured SUV.

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Officers attempted life-saving measures but one of the victims was pronounced dead.

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The other two were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The victim who died has since been identified as Gary Douglas Gallant, 36, of Toronto.

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— With files from Global News’ Ryan Rocca

Thirty-six-year-old Gary Douglas Gallant. Handout / Toronto Police

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