Man in 20s dead after shooting in Scarborough's Malvern neighbourhood
CBC News | Posted: July 23, 2017 11:34 PM | Last Updated: July 24, 2017
Police have not said if shooting is at all connected to nearby double-homicide, but investigating possibility
A man in his 20s is dead after a shooting in Scarborough's Malvern neighbourhood Sunday evening.
Toronto police say they received multiple calls about the sounds of gunshots in the Empringham Drive and McLevin Avenue area around 6:45 p.m.
That's where they say they located a man without vital signs.
Paramedics attempted life-saving measures but the victim was pronounced dead on scene, Dep. Commander Evert Steenge told CBC Toronto.
There is no word yet on any suspects. Police say their homicide unit has taken over the investigation.
Resident Siyao Peng said she heard the sound of screaming about ten minutes before police cars descended on the area. When she heard there had been a shooting, she says she was shocked.
"That really scared me," said Peng, who only moved to the area in June. "I have a baby now. I'm just about to deliver and I don't want my baby to live in this area."
The fatal shooting took place just minutes away from a double-homicide that took place at a backyard barbecue party in the early hours of Sunday morning.
It's unknown if the incidents are at all related, but police are investigating the possibility.