Police appeal for witnesses after 2 men fatally shot at Scarborough birthday party
CBC News | Posted: July 23, 2017 11:45 AM | Last Updated: July 23, 2017
Rinaldo Cole, 33, and Dwayne Campbell, 30, found without vital signs, pronounced dead on scene
Investigators are appealing for witnesses after two Toronto men were killed after shots rang out at a birthday barbecue bash in Scarborough early Sunday morning, leaving hundreds of attendees fleeing for safety.
Toronto police say approximately 200 people were at the party at about 1 a.m. when at least one shooter opened fire in the home in the Gennela Square and Morningview Trail area.
When they arrived, 33-year-old Rinaldo Cole and 30-year-old Dwayne Campbell were without vital signs. The pair were pronounced dead on scene.
A woman in her 20s, whose birthday it was, had also been shot in the torso and was rushed to a trauma centre with critical injuries, paramedics say.
Her condition has since been upgraded to stable.
Detective Rob North said at a press conference that all three victims were known to police and none lived at the home. North did not elaborate on how the victims were known to police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (416) 808-4200 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at (416) 222-TIPS (8477).
Cole and Campbell's deaths mark the city's 24th and 25th homicides of the year.