Police identify man shot and killed in front of family

By Lucas Casaletto

Toronto police have identified a man that was shot and killed in a daylight shooting.

Officers say 27-year-old Hamid Zakarie was outside his vehicle planning to take his newborn to hospital when he was gunned down on Patika Avenue, near Jane Street and Lawrence Avenue, at around 9:15 a.m. on Thursday.

Investigators say multiple suspects drove past Zakarie and proceeded to open fire.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman and baby were unharmed.

“This is a brazen daylight shooting, this is horrific. This is the time of day when parents are taking the children to school, when people going to work … this is not tolerated,” Inspector Paul Rinkoff said at the time.

No suspect descriptions have been released at this time.

Anyone with information is being urged to contact police.

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