TORONTO – Two men are dead and another is in hospital after three separate shootings in Toronto.
The first happened Friday afternoon in the city’s downtown entertainment district, and police later confirmed that one person — said to be a man in his 20s — had died.
Police said witnesses told them that one car pulled up to another, upwards of 10 shots were fired, and then the vehicle took off.
Investigators were looking for a silver car — either an Infiniti or a Lexus.
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They were also scanning surveillance video in their search for clues.
The second shooting, which involved police, also happened Friday afternoon.
Officers responded to a call in northwest Toronto about an emotionally disturbed man armed with knife, who police said may have been mixing alcohol and prescription drugs.
A police spokesman said “There was an altercation which led to officers shooting the man.”
Paramedics described the man’s injuries as serious, but non life-threatening.
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Ontario’s police watchdog – the Special Investigations Unit – has been called in.
The SIU investigates all reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
The third shooting happened Friday night at a plaza in North York.
Police said a man died in hospital of his wounds, and that investigators were looking for two black males who may have left the scene in separate vehicles.
No other details were released.
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