Toronto police have identified the man gunned down in a deadly shooting in Leslieville last week as 29-year-old Ceyon Carrington.

Shortly before 10 p.m. on March 23, police were called to the area of Queen Street East and Carlaw Avenue for a reported shooting.

Police say when officers arrived on scene, they found a man, later identified as Carrington, suffering from gunshot wounds.

A man was seen fleeing the area in a newer model black Hyundai sedan with tinted windows.

Several bystanders, including an off-duty trauma nurse, attempted to administer emergency medical care and the victim was later rushed to hospital where he died some time later.

According to police, Carrington -- a rapper who performed under the name C-Sick -- had spent the evening playing basketball at the Regent Park Community Centre, where he was known to mentor area kids.

Carrington and his friend were later stepping out of a cab and walking toward a recording studio when a gunman approached and shot Carrington several times from behind, Toronto Police Homicide Det. Andy Singh told reporters Monday afternoon.

The gunman was "within arm's reach" of Carrington when he opened fire, Singh said.

After the shooting, the gunman ran to a waiting vehicle. The suspect in the vehicle is described by police as a black male who is about five-foot-eight to six-feet tall and has a dark complexion and a medium build.

"I believe this shooting was targeted. They were looking for Mr. Carrington," he said.

Last year, Carrington was arrested on murder charges after police alleged he and another man shot three people in a Chinatown restaurant in November 2014. One of the victims in that shooting died. Carrington was eventually released without charges and another man was ultimately charged in the shooting.

As of Monday, Det. Singh said there was no indication that Carrington was wrongfully murdered in revenge for the Chinatown shooting.

A memorial had been built at the scene Monday. It included candles, flowers and pictures of Carrington with his young son.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-5000 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

With files from Tamara Cherry.