1 dead, 2 injured in Etobicoke shooting
CBC
One person is dead and two others injured after a shooting in Etobicoke on Monday night, Toronto police say.
The shooting happened in the area of Lake Shore Boulevard West and Thirtieth Street, west of Kipling Avenue. Police received a call about the shooting at 8:45 p.m.
Police said officers located three victims, all with gunshot wounds. Two were males and one was female, police said. Their ages have not been released.
Toronto paramedics took all three to hospital, where one died. The other two victims were listed in serious condition in hospital on Monday night, according to Const. Alex Li of the Toronto Police Service.
Li said police have not determined what happened prior to the shooting. He could not say if the shooting happened inside a building or outside.
Shell casings were found in the area.
Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation, police said. An update from detectives is expected on Tuesday.
Roads nearby were closed as officers investigated. No description of a suspect or suspects has been released.
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