Police identify man fatally shot during outdoor gathering in Rexdale
Posted July 24, 2023 4:01 pm.
Last Updated July 24, 2023 4:04 pm.
Toronto police identified the victim of a homicide investigation after a man was fatally shot during an outdoor gathering in Rexdale last week.
Investigators were called to the Martin Grove Road and Finch Avenue West area around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, for reports of a shooting.
Police said emergency crews located a man that had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was identified as 25-year-old Romando Bailey of Toronto.
Residents told CityNews 680 there was an outdoor gathering of approximately 20 people when multiple shots were fired.
The group scattered when the shooting occurred. Stray bullets struck parked cars in the area, and another hit a television inside a nearby home.
Police say the suspect vehicle was seen fleeing the area southbound on Orpington Crescent.
