Two people in their 20s were shot outside a bowling alley in the Samor Rd. and Dufferin St. area, police say. A man was pronounced dead at the scene and a woman was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries where she later died.
A man and a woman are dead following a
shooting outside a
North York bowling alley.
Police were called to Playtime Bowl & Entertainment in the Samor Rd. and Dufferin St. area at around 10 p.m. Saturday after reports of gunfire.
“Five to 10 shots were heard outside of a business,” police spokesperson Katrina Arrogante said.
A man in his 20s was found unresponsive on the ground, and a woman in her 20s was found with life-threatening gunshot wounds shortly afterward. The man was pronounced dead at the scene while the woman was rushed to hospital. She later died.
It wasn’t known if the shooting was targeted or random. Police have no suspect information at this time.
Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook said police are currently notifying next of kin and further updates will be provided at a news conference at noon. Post-mortem examinations are scheduled for Sunday.
There have been fourteen total confirmed homicides in Toronto this year.