Man shot in 'interaction' left to die on Scarborough sidewalk
Victim IDed as Jordan Thompson, 33, of Toronto; cops believe multiple people were at plaza during incident
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Toronto cops are hunting for a killer after what they believe was a targeted shooting Monday night in Scarborough.
Police say they received reports around 8:30 p.m. of “a male lying on the sidewalk” close to a shopping plaza in the Cedar Dr.-Eglinton Ave. area, near Markham and Kingston Rds.
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The victim, who cops identified as Jordan Thompson, 33, of Toronto, had life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound and was taken by paramedics to a hospital, where he died a short time later.
“We can say the victim was involved in some sort of interaction with at least one other person,” Det. Rodney Benson said at the scene of the shooting Tuesday morning.
In an update from police Tuesday afternoon, investigators said they are looking for multiple suspects.
Investigators identified two scenes: One where they believe the incident began on Cedar near Eglinton and the other up the street where the victim was found on the ground.
Benson said it is too early to release any suspect or vehicle information.
Police believe there were a number of people at the plaza when the incident occurred.
“The Toronto Police service is asking anyone in the area who may have seen anything, may have been a witness to the events, may have dashcam or home security cameras, to come forward (and) provide us with whatever information you can in an effort to seek justice for this unfortunate victim,” Benson said.
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Police are asking people who were in the area at the time of the shooting or anyone with information to call police at 416-808-2222.
It is the city’s third gun death over the last seven days and 15th homicide of the year.
On Sunday, cops announced the death of a 15-year-old boy following a shooting late Saturday night near Jane St. and Emmett Ave. in the Mount Dennis neighbourhood.
And on June 3, a person in a wheelchair was shot and killed and five others were wounded outside of a Lawrence Heights condo complex.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said in a social media statement on Tuesday that she has listened to the community and “heard loud and clear about the devastating impact of gun violence and also how fed up people are.”
The mayor outlined actions the city is taking to keep the community safe, including the addition of 911 call takers to reduce emergency response times, the hiring of more police officers, paramedics and firefighters, and investing millions more for youth violence prevention and recreation programs.
“Unfortunately, youth are involved in over half of all gun violence incidents in our city,” she wrote. “For example, most of the people charged for the horrific Piper Arms shooting are teenagers; and this week a 15-year-old was shot in a separate incident. We urgently need to intervene and give young people another path to stop this from happening.
“Further, we need to address the fact that 90% of guns used in Toronto shootings are illegally brought here from the U.S. Stopping the flow of guns at the border needs to be a top priority.”
Chow also said the city has expanded access to mental-health crisis workers citywide through the Toronto Community Crisis Service.
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