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Man shot in downtown Toronto early Sunday morning: police

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. Global News

Police are investigating after a man was shot in the heart of Toronto’s downtown on Sunday morning.

In a tweet, Toronto police said they were called to the area of University Avenue and Adelaide Street West for reports of a shooting at around 5:20 a.m.

Officers found a man with a gunshot wound in the abdomen. Toronto paramedics told Global News they transported a man to a trauma centre with serious injuries.

Neither police nor paramedics could confirm the man’s age.

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Adelaide Street was closed between University Avenue and Simcoe Street following the incident while police investigated. It has since re-opened.

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