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Man in his 40s fatally shot in Scarborough, police say

The man was found in this parking lot.  (Michael Aitkens/CBC - image credit)
The man was found in this parking lot. (Michael Aitkens/CBC - image credit)

A man was shot and killed in Scarborough late Wednesday, Toronto police say.

Officers were initially called to the area of Cinemart Drive and Milner Drive around 11:40 p.m., police said in a tweet.

They found the victim, believed to be in his 40s, with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of a restaurant.

Paramedics rushed the man to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The homicide unit has taken over the investigation, police said.