Police identify man, 33, shot to death on Christmas Eve

Suspects fled scene in dark coloured SUV, police say

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Caption: Police responded to a call Monday night on Barnwood Dr in Richmond Hill for reports of a gunshot. (Tony Smyth/CBC)

York Region Police are investigating after a man was shot to death in a residential Richmond Hill neighbourhood on Christmas Eve.
Investigators have identified the man as 33-year-old Soheil Rafipour.
Emergency crews found him in the area of Bayview Avenue and Old Colony Road around 9:30 p.m. Monday.
Paramedics transported him to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say suspects fled the scene in a dark coloured SUV.

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