Man fatally shot in Toronto's west end

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Police closed off two different scenes connected to the shooting. One where the shots were reportedly fired, and another just east where the victim was found inside a vehicle. (Linda Ward/CBC - image credit)
Police closed off two different scenes connected to the shooting. One where the shots were reportedly fired, and another just east where the victim was found inside a vehicle. (Linda Ward/CBC - image credit)

A man was shot and killed in Toronto's west end late Thursday, police say.

Gunshots rang out in the area of The Queensway and Windermere Avenue, just north of Sunnyside Park, around 9:53 p.m., according to police.

Officers found the victim without vital signs inside a car a short distance away, near the corner of The Queensway and Ellis Avenue. He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No further information about the victim was provided by police.

A vehicle was reportedly seen speeding away from the area after the shooting, police said.

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