Police ID victim in Malvern shooting death
Posted February 6, 2021 11:40 pm.
Last Updated February 7, 2021 6:22 pm.
Toronto police have identified the victim of a deadly shooting in Malvern Saturday night.
Police said they were called to a parking lot at 5790 Sheppard Avenue East, near Markham Road at around 10:38 p.m. for reports of gunfire.
When officers arrived, they found a man who was unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.
The victim, 21-year-old Toronto resident Abdulrahman Patel, died at the scene, police said.
Investigators said that a number of people and vehicles were seen fleeing the scene at the time of the incident.
This is Toronto’s sixth homicide of 2021, police said.
“Investigators are requesting residents, business owners, or anyone who was in the area, to check their security cameras or dash-cams for footage that may assist in this investigation,” police said in a news release Sunday.
Police probe second shooting
Police are also looking into a second shooting that occurred roughly 10 minutes after the shooting on Sheppard Avenue East.
Police said they received a call that a man had walked into the emergency room of a hospital in the east end, also suffering from gunshot wounds. His injuries were described as serious at the time.
It is not known if the two incidents are connected, but police continue to investigate.
