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Toronto police release suspect vehicle image from weekend plaza parking lot shooting

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Toronto Police have released a photo of the suspect vehicle seen driving ‘aggressively’ away from the scene of a shooting during the day on Saturday.

Police said crews were called to the Weston Road and Highway 401 area at 3:42 p.m. Saturday for reports of a shooting in a plaza parking lot.

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When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was later identified by police as 24-year-old Mathio Youkhanna from Toronto.

Police said the suspect vehicle, believed to be involved in the shooting, is described as a black Lexus SUV. It was seen driving away in an aggressive manner a few minutes after the shooting, police said.

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