Victim of fatal Scarborough shooting identified as 45-year-old John Wheeler
Police have identified a man who died early Wednesday morning after a shooting in Scarborough as 45-year-old John Wheeler.
Wheeler, from Toronto, was rushed to the hospital by paramedics after suffering a gunshot wound to his torso, Toronto police said in a news release.
He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Officers were called to a complex of apartment towers on Danforth Road, just north of Eglinton Avenue East, around 3:40 a.m. for reports of gunfire.
It's believed Wheeler lived in one of the buildings within the complex, said Insp. Darren Alldrit at the scene.
The homicide unit has taken over the investigation, he added.
There are preliminary reports of two suspects, both males believed to be in their 20s, one white and one Black. They were wearing dark clothing and had their faces covered with masks, Alldrit said. After the shots were fired, the two men fled to a black SUV that appeared to be waiting for them.
The apartment complex has security cameras, and police are asking for anyone with potentially valuable information to contact Toronto police's homicide unit, 43 Division or to leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.
