Pickering man dead after shooting in east-end Toronto

Police investigate after one person was critically injured in a shooting at a Scarborough gas station. CITYNEWS/Bahaa Attia

By John Marchesan

Posted July 6, 2024 10:55 pm.

Last Updated July 7, 2024 2:41 pm.

A 28-year-old man has died after a shooting in the east end of Toronto late Saturday.

Toronto police officers said they were called to a gas station on Warden Avenue, north of Ellesmere Road, at around 10:15 p.m.

In a statement released Sunday afternoon, investigators said the suspect fired several shots into the car the victim was in.

When officers arrived, they said they found the wounded victim. He was taken to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition, but he later died at the hospital

Investigators identified the victim as Pickering resident Sulakshan Selvasingam.

Officers did not have an immediate suspect description, only noting that they were seen fleeing the area in a vehicle. Investigators were still trying to speak with witnesses to the shooting.

With files from Nick Westoll

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