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1 dead after shooting in Toronto’s west end

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Toronto police say one person has died following a shooting in the city’s west end on Tuesday.

Emergency crews were called to Ralph Street and Rosemount Avenue, near Lawrence Avenue and Weston Road, at around 3:30 a.m.

Paramedics told Global News there was a shooting and they assessed two people.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene, paramedics said. Police said the victim was 27-year-old Gidid Mohamed from Toronto.

Read more: Police investigate 2 overnight shootings in Etobicoke and Scarborough

Another person — a 37-year-old man — was transported to hospital in serious but non-life threatening condition, police said.

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Gidid Mohamed, 27, has died, police say.
Gidid Mohamed, 27, has died, police say. TPS

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