Male fatally shot near Danforth shooting memorial
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A male has died following a shooting early Sunday morning in Toronto’s Greektown area.
A male has died following a shooting early Sunday morning in Toronto’s Greektown area.
According to Toronto police, gunshots were heard around 3:30 a.m. just south of Danforth Avenue at Carlaw Avenue.
This shooting comes just hours after dozens of people gathered down the street at Withrow Park for a memorial marking the fifth anniversary of the Danforth shooting. Reese Fallon, 18, and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis were killed in the shooting, while 13 others were injured.
Sunday morning, officers found a male victim at the scene with gunshots wounds, they said.
Police said that he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, but died there a short time later.
No suspect information is available at this time.
Roads in the area were closed as police investigated. A small portion of Carlaw Avenue, south of Danforth, still remains off limits at this time.
