Police release identity of man fatally shot outside Sheppard-Yonge station

Toronto police have released the identity of the man who died after he was found shot outside a subway station in North York on Wednesday night.

Police say the victim has been identified as 28-year-old Kian Hoseyni of Toronto.

There’s still no suspect or information at this time.

Officers say they received reports of gun shots heard shortly after 10 p.m. in the area of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the victim with gunshot wounds in a parking lot near an entrance to the station.

Toronto police are on scene at Sheppard and Yonge after a male was shot the evening of June 15, 2022. (CityNews Toronto/Kyle Hocking)

EMS was seen with a stretcher in the alley near the subway entrance off of Harlandale Avenue. A body was seen under an orange tarp.

Police say they provided life-saving measures.

Officers closed Yonge Street southbound between Elmhurst and Sheppard for the investigation. Officers say the north exit of the TTC was not accessible during the investigation.

Anyone with information about what happened or video surveillance in the area is being asked to call police.

Toronto police say a male was found shot in a parking lot in the area of Yonge and Sheppard the evening of June 15, 2022. (CityNews Toronto/ Kyle Hocking)

SHOOTING: UPDATE
Yonge St + Sheppard Av
– Police are on scene investigating
– North exit to TTC subway is not accessible @TTCnotices
– Man has been pronounced deceased
– This is now a homicide investigation
-Anyone w/info contact police#GO1138477
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) June 16, 2022

With files from Kyle Hocking.