Toronto police have identified two out of three people&nbsp;killed in a shooting at a North York business on Monday.

The victims are Arash Missaghi, 54, of Toronto, and Samira Yousefi, 44, of Concord, police said in a news release on Tuesday. Photos of the victims have not been released by police.

Police said the third person who died, a 46-year-old man, is believed to be responsible for the killing. He was not named in the release.

Police said they were called to a business on Mallard Road, near Don Mills Road, at about 3:35 p.m. They said they believe there was an altercation at the business prior&nbsp;to the shooting.

When officers arrived, they found three people dead.

3 people dead after shooting in North York business, police say

Three people have died after a shooting inside a North York business on Monday and Toronto police say they believe the shooter was among the dead.

Toronto police officers investigate after three adults died in the lobby of an office space in Toronto, Monday, June 17, 2024. Police responded to reports of gunshots in an area near a school and a daycare. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

While case closure rates rose by 28 per cent for homicides from 2015 to 2023, they were down for nine out of 12 community safety indicators over the same time period.

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Toronto police officers investigate after three adults died in the lobby of an office space in Toronto on Monday, June 17, 2024. Police responded to reports of gunshots in an area near schools and a daycare.

dated March 6, 2018,&nbsp;an Arash Missaghi&nbsp;was previously&nbsp;charged in connection with a&nbsp;$17-million mortgage fraud case.

His charges included fraud exceeding $5,000, conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, being an accessory after the fact to an indictable offence and&nbsp;uttering forged documents.

Arash Missaghi, a businessman who has been named alongside Golnaz Vakili in several civil suits containing allegations of mortgage fraud, poses for a photo in his office. Missaghi was shot and killed in Toronto.

TORONTO, ON: TORONTO, ON - March 11:  Arash Missaghi, a businessman who has been named alongside Golnaz Vakili in several civil suits containing allegations of mortgage fraud. Missaghi said he has nothing to do with the missing funds and doesn't know where Vakili, who has been in hiding since March 2013, has gone.        (Randy Risling/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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CBC Toronto has not independently verified&nbsp;details of the Star report.

Monday's shooting happened near a daycare and a school, both of which were locked down. Once police's emergency task force and canine units swept the building, the children were allowed to leave.

Police said anyone with information is urged to come forward.

Toronto police have identified two of the three victims of a fatal shooting inside an office space in a building near Don Mills and Mallard roads on Monday. CBC’s Dale Manucdoc spoke to people who work at that building. 

Police identify 2 out of 3 killed in North York shooting

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