Toronto’s latest fatal shooting appears to have been random, man, 57, gunned down playing dominoes
Posted September 25, 2020 6:49 pm.
Last Updated September 25, 2020 9:20 pm.
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A man in his 50s was shot dead while playing dominoes Thursday evening in North York.
He was the apparent victim of a group of roving gunmen who police believe are responsible for at least two separate shootings.
Those revelations stem from an update into the city’s 54th homicide the year, released late Friday.
Investigators say four men entered the common area of the townhouse at 89 Gosford Blvd. around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Three of them opened fire on six men who were seated at a table playing dominoes.
Two of the men were shot.
57-year-old Anthony Martin of Maple was killed.
Police say the four suspects then fled the scene in a silver sedan.
On Friday, officers found an abandoned 2020 Toyota Corolla in the Jane and Sheppard area. Investigators strongly believe this vehicle is associated with these events.
Detectives also believe the same group of suspects was responsible for a shooting two hours earlier near Driftwood and Jane St. No one was shot in that instance.
Police believe two of the individuals have tall, thin builds while a third is significantly larger than the first two.
Detective Sergeant Terry Browne says these shootings do not appear to be targeted:
“they appear to be random and the shooters appear to be discharging their firearms at anyone that is in the area with no rhyme or reason”
There were a total of four separate shootings in a two-hour span Thursday night, three in North York and one in Scarborough.
Police are urging anyone who may have dashcam footage to come forward.
