A man in his 40s is dead after he was shot multiple times in Scarborough early on Monday morning.
Toronto paramedics said they were called to a stretch of Nugget Avenue east of McCowan Road at 3:50 a.m. for reports of a shooting.
They arrived to find a man in his 40s inside a building suffering from life-threatening injuries.
He was rushed to a hospital trauma centre for treatment where he was later pronounced dead.
Toronto police say homicide detectives have been called to the scene.
Police appeared to cordon off a banquet hall off Nugget Avenue as part of the investigation.
It's the city's 79th murder of the year.
