UPDATE: Police ID man, 51, shot to death at apartment building in Downsview
Multiple shots rang out at the low-rise building on Dorado Court, in the area of Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue, at around 11:20 p.m. Monday night.
“I was awoken to a heavy bang – about four or five bangs in a row. It sounded like heavy metal plates banging down,” one resident told CP24 at the scene. Toronto police said a man was then found with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. He is believed to be 51 years old.“At this time I have no suspect information. We’re still very early in the investigation at this point,” Insp. Darren Aldritt told CP24 at the scene.
Members of the forensics unit were still at the scene Tuesday morning, combing for evidence and fingerprinting doorways. A car was later removed from the parking lot by a police tow truck.Aldritt said police are looking for witnesses. “We are asking for the public’s assistance, definitely, to come forward and give us a hand and call the homicide squad,” Aldritt said.Martin Anthony Johnson, 51, is shown in a handout image from TPS.A man has been pronounced dead after multiple shots rang out at an apartment building in the Downsview area.
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