A male victim was found dead with gunshot wounds in a stairwell of a building at around 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Police responded to a call for a medical complaint in the area of Lawrence Avenue West and Weston Road.
“Two shell casings were located at the scene. The man had gunshot wounds,” said Cst. Dave Hopkinson with the Toronto police.
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
The homicide unit has been notified, but police have not confirmed they are investigating the death as a homicide.
- More details emerge about Vancouver stranger assault suspect
- Video captures distraction theft from an 88-year-old woman in East Vancouver
- Canadian fugitive wanted in Desjardins data breach investigation arrested in Mexico
- Ontario woman pleads guilty to defrauding Taylor Swift fans out of $265K in ticket scam
“A post-mortem is scheduled for today where cause of death with be determined,” said Hopkinson.
Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact Toronto police or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.