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Police identify victim killed in shooting in Toronto

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WATCH: Police identify victim killed in Toronto shooting – Nov 17, 2022

Police have identified the victim of a shooting in Toronto which left three others injured.

Toronto police said on Nov. 15 at around 5:30 p.m., officers received a report of a shooting at 245 Dunn Avenue.

Officers said a 23-year-old man who had been shot was located in an apartment.

Police said officers “commenced life-saving measures.”

“However, the man was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

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He has been identified as Abel Gime, 23, of Toronto.

Police said a second victim, a 19-year-old man, was found in the lobby of the building.

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Officers said he was taken to hospital with a life-threatening injury.

According to police, another victim — a 22-year-old man — attended the hospital on his own, where he was treated for a non-life-threatening injury.

Police said a fourth victim, a 44-year-old woman, fled the apartment building and took refuge on a TTC vehicle.

“She was transported to hospital and treated for a non-life-threatening injury,” police said in a news release.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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