A man was on his way to the hospital with his newborn baby when he and his friend were shot and killed in a drive by shooting in North York Ontario this morning.
Insp. Paul Rinkoff of Toronto Police Services told reporters that a man and his girlfriend, and their newborn child were walking to a parked vehicle in the area of Jane Street and Lawrence Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. when a vehicle pulled up and the suspects opened fire.
Insp. Paul Rinkoff said “This family unit was in the process of getting into the vehicle to take their child to the hospital”
The man was pronounced dead while his girlfriend and their 1 month old child were not injured.
Insp. Paul Rinkoff said “This is a brazen daylight shooting. It’s horrific. This is the time of day when parents are taking their children to school, when people are going to work, when people are out exercising. This is not tolerated. The Toronto Police Service will not accept this type of activity.”
He indicated that it is too early to determine if it was a targeted shooting.
“It is a bit early in the investigation to tell if this was targeted and who exactly in the family unit was targeted” Insp. Paul Rinkoff added. There’s no confirmation that the victim may have returned fire but are examining shell casing that are present right now. “We have our forensic identification unit on scene conducting examinations” Insp. Paul Rinkoff said. “We have detectives on scene.”
Current suspect descriptions: two males were seen leaving the area in a late model sedan at Jane Street and Lawrence Avenue shortly after 9 a.m., and was last seen heading eastbound.
3 schools were temporarily placed in lockdown following the incident.
Anyone who witnessed to the shooting is advised come forward and contact our homicide unit.
