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Friday night shooting in Toronto leaves 1 dead, 1 with serious injuries: police

Police responded to a shooting incident in Toronto Friday night that left two victims. Global News via Arlyn McAdorey

Police are investigating after two people were shot on Friday night in Toronto.

Toronto police said officers responded to a call in the area of Scarlett Road and Scarlettwood Crescent around 10:41 p.m. They found a man suffering from gunshot wounds with injuries that appeared life-threatening.

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He died at the scene, paramedics said.

In an update later in the night, police said a second man walked into a local hospital who appeared to be suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot injuries.

“It was determined that the man was also shot during the same incident,” Toronto police said.

Police have not yet identified a suspect in the investigation, which is now being led by the force’s homicide unit. The status of the second victim remains unknown.

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