Ioannis Kyriakopoulos, the 64-year-old man who was fatally gunned down in southwest Scarborough over the weekend, was allegedly involved in organized crime, the RCMP has confirmed.
Last April, the national police agency announced that Kyriakopoulos was one of 16 people arrested and charged following a two-year investigation, which culminated in series of raids in Toronto and Vaughan and the dismantling of an illegal gaming and book-making network in the Greater Toronto Area.
Late Friday night, Toronto police were called to an address in the Oakridge neighbourhood on Landry Avenue, near Danforth Avenue and Danforth Road, after gunshots were reported in that area. The motive for the shooting, which occurred outside, is not yet clear, but Akeson said police do not believe it was a random act.
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