Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Toronto’s Greektown over the weekend.
Toronto police said on Sunday at around 3 a.m., officers received reports of gunshots in the area of Danforth and Carlaw avenues.
Police said there was an altercation involving “several people.”
According to police, a firearm was discharged and a man was struck by a projectile.
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Police said the man was taken to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officers have now identified the victim as 29-year-old Shamar Powell-Flowers of Toronto.
Police are asking anyone who may have dashcam or other video footage of the area between 3:15 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. to please contact police.
Anonymous information can also be provided to Crime Stoppers.
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— with a file from Global News’ Isaac Callan
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