Man, 64, killed in ‘targeted’ Danforth shooting: police
Posted August 31, 2024 8:32 am.
Last Updated August 31, 2024 8:25 pm.
A 64-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Toronto’s east end.
Police say they received reports from several callers about gunshots in the Oakridge area of Scarborough around 11:30 p.m. on Friday.
When officers arrived at a home on Landry Avenue, they found 64-year-old Ioannis Kyriakopoulos with gunshot wounds.
Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“He has a family that’s grieving,” Det. Sgt. Aaron Akeson told reporters on Saturday. “He’s a father, a husband, and there are a lot of people that were close to him that are grieving his death at this point.”
Police say the shooting took place outside and are calling this a “targeted” act.
Investigators are looking for three suspects who allegedly took off in a dark SUV.
“Our forensic people are doing […] meticulous work, collecting all of that physical evidence at the scene,” Akeson said.
Officers say the victim was known to police, but will not provide any other details about his background, or the motives of the suspects.
According to the RCMP website, Kyriakopoulos was charged with criminal organization offences in April of this year.
“It sounded like boom, boom, boom – like thunder, that’s what I thought it was,” neighbourhood resident Lynn Morris tells CityNews about what she heard Friday night. “Must’ve been a shotgun or something to be that loud.”
Neighbours who live next door to the man tell CityNews he lived at the home for at least 10 years with his wife and two children.
This is the city’s 56th homicide of the year.
Catalina Gillies contributed to this report
