Body of shooting victim found in plaza apartment in northwest Toronto
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Toronto Police officers are are investigating the shooting death of a man who was found dead in a second-floor apartment at a Weston Rd. plaza Monday morning.
Police identified the victim as Lloyd Alexander Hastings, 42, whose body was found at the unit, located at Weston Rd. and Gaydon Ave., about a kilometre north of Hwy. 401.
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“Toronto Police received (a call about the) sound of gunshots, a shooting call this morning at 5:21 a.m.,” acting detective sergeant Munish Dhoum told Global News. “Uniformed officers responded to the call.”
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“And upon responding to the call, a male in his 40s was located suffering from a gunshot,” said Dhoum. “As a result of his injuries, the male was pronounced deceased.”
Throughout the morning, Dhoum could be seen atop an adjacent building with another man — believed to be a maintenance worker — removing video cameras that pointed downwards towards the parking lot area and front doors of businesses.
Dhoum could be seen taken evidence, and placing them in bags before taking pictures of them with his cellphone camera.
A pair of forensic officers made their way back and forth to the second-floor apartments located above businesses — a cannabis shop, a Caribbean jerk restaurant and two wellness spas.
The plaza’s parking lot was sealed off with police tape. Some people came by the crime scene around noon and spoke briefly to police.
The body was removed by the coroner’s office just before 1 p.m.
Homicide detectives said that life-saving measures were performed by emergency personnel.
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