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Fatal shooting in Etobicoke

03/21/2011  | Marcia Chen and Shawne McKeown, CityNews.ca

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Police investigate the scene of a fatal shooting on Dixon Road on March 20, 2011. CITYNEWS/David Misener.
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A 24-year-old man was found dead after a shooting in an Etobicoke apartment building Sunday afternoon.

Officials say the victim had been shot in the head. He was found lying in a stairwell of 320 Dixon Rd., west of Islington Avenue, around 1:30 p.m. This fatal shooting marks the city's 15th homicide of 2011.

Police haven't released the man's name and haven't said if he lived in the building.

Neighbours reported hearing gunfire hours before the man’s body was found.

Investigators want to speak with anyone who noticed anything suspicious in the area between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Sunday morning. If you can help, call police at 416-808-7412 or Crime Stoppers at 416 222-TIPS.

 
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