West End Shooting Claims Young Man’s Life

Posted December 29, 2009 11:13 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A man believed to be in his mid 20s has become Toronto’s 62nd murder victim of the year after a fatal shooting on Maria Stret near Dundas and Runnymede Tuesday night.

The man, who was found without vital signs, was pronounced dead at hospital.

The incident took place just after 10pm.

Early reports say police are looking for two suspects seen loitering in the area before the shooting.

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