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Man shot and killed in North York, police investigating separate shooting in East York
Posted October 1, 2024 5:50 am.
Last Updated October 1, 2024 10:18 am.
One man is dead, and another man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following separate overnight shootings in North York and East York.
Authorities were notified of gunshots heard in the Lawrence Avenue West and Marlee Avenue area in North York just before midnight in the parking lot of Lawrence Allen Centre.
Toronto police Duty Insp. Todd Jocko said a man in his 20s was found shot and later died in hospital. The homicide unit is investigating.
Police sources tell 680News Radio the victim was shot multiple times, which Duty Insp. Jocko later confirmed.
He said the investigation is in its early stages and no suspect information is available at this time.
Investigators were called to the Eglinton Avenue East and Brentcliffe Road area in East York at around 1 a.m. for reports of another shooting.
A man in his 40s was rushed to a trauma centre in critical condition.
The investigation in this case is ongoing.
