A male victim is dead after a daylight shooting in Toronto on Monday, police say.
Toronto police said it happened in the area of Fenmar Drive and Steeles Avenue West. Emergency crews responded to the scene at 11:36 a.m.
The call came to two Toronto-area police forces simultaneously. A radio call was responded to by Toronto police for a shooting, while officers with the York Regional Police rushed to a weapons call on Steeles Avenue at the same time.
Speaking at the scene on Monday afternoon, Toronto police Duty Insp. Ryan Forde told reporters that Toronto officers found spent shell casings while York police reached the victim first.
Police arrived to find a man in his vehicle with gunshot wounds, Forde said. Despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Forde said many details were still being investigated by police, including information about the suspect. Officers believe the victim — a man in his late 40s — was driving down Steeles Avenue when he was shot at.
Investigators said they found shell casings at Fenmar Drive and Steeles Avenue. Forde told reporters it was likely the man was shot while driving and the vehicle eventually crashed after shots were fired.
Steeles Avenue was closed from Pine Valley Drive to Islington Avenue while officers canvass for information and video, Forde said. Toronto police’s homicide unit is leading the investigation.
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