2nd person dies in hospital following Etobicoke mass shooting
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A second person has died in hospital following a mass shooting in Etobicoke on Sunday night, Toronto police say.
Police say an autopsy will have to be performed to determine cause of death.
"We can't confirm that it's a homicide and related to the shooting until that is complete," Const. Ashley Visser, spokeperson for the police, said in an email on Wednesday.
Five people were shot in a parking lot at the North Albion Collegiate Institute, near the corner of Mount Olive Drive and Kipling Avenue.
One of the five died in hospital that night. Police have identified the first man who died as Delroy "George" Parkes, 61.
Police have said a group of men were gathered at the parking lot after a soccer game, when a dark pickup truck pulled in.
Two suspects then got out and shot at the men before taking off in the truck, police have said.
Police say they do not believe the suspects and victims knew each other.
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