A man has been arrested following a fatal shooting in downtown Toronto that briefly caused Union Station to be locked down.
Toronto police announced they had arrested a 26-year-old man from Vaughan on Wednesday afternoon.
On July 16, Toronto police responded to reports of a shooting just outside Union Station and the Scotiabank Arena in the York Street and Bremner Boulevard area around 7:30 p.m.
Police said 24-year-old Stephon Little-McClacken of Toronto was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Officers said early investigation efforts have led them to believe the shooting was targeted.
Toronto police named Nirusan Shakespearethas as the man they had arrested.
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He appeared in court on Wednesday.
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