SubscribeThere Was Another Deadly Shooting In Toronto Yesterday In Broad Daylight
Only three days after Toronto experienced a mass shooting on the Danforth, a drive-by shooting has left a man dead in the West End of the city. We've just found out that the shooting wasn't an accident and that the man was targeted.
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On Wednesday, a 24-year-old man was shot while at a red light on Islington Avenue and Duncanwoods Road, by Finch Avenue. Kevin Boakye was shot through the passenger side of his car before crashing his vehicle nearby on Milady Road.
Who Killed Kevin Boakye? Wed July/25, 2018 11:01am, Toronto Police responded to a shooting Islington Av/Milady Rd. 24 yr old Kevin Boakye was found with a gun shot wound in driver's seat of vehicle & died. Info call 416-808-7400 Det-Sgt Gary Giroux. Anon 1-800-222-8477 #GO1358001pic.twitter.com/LFjEGAr5Df
Police say the man killed in a shooting on Islington Av north of Finch Av was shot while driving a Dodge Journey SUV, which then lost control and crashed. Coroner is on scene, area will remain closed for several hours. #Torontopic.twitter.com/nulcJ2Ucz8
The Toronto Police have announced that Boakye was known to police prior to his death and have now concluded that he was a target in the drive-by shooting. It has also been confirmed that Boakye is the father of two children.
Boakye was driving a Dodge Journey SUV while waiting to turn southbound onto Islington. That's when the shooter pulled up in what is described as a grey or silver Hyundai Elantra to Boakye's passenger side and fired numerous shots into his vehicle. It was only around 11:00 AM in the morning when this happened.
Toronto Police say the man who died on Islington Ave at Milady Rd yesterday was 24-year old Kevin Boakye, a father of two young children. Police need to find the driver who was directly behind the victim at a red light when shots rang out. @680NEWSpic.twitter.com/BaMGL2bdkp
Boakye still managed to drive southbound down Islington but eventually lost control of his SUV. He crashed into a property on the corner of Milady Rd, which police estimated a distance of a quarter mile.
Police Superintendent Ron Tavener did say that another fatal shooting in Toronto is upsetting and that they're currently looking for the shooters grey/silver Hyundai Elantra.
Another fatal shooting in Toronto. A man in his 20’s is dead after an incident at Islington and Milady Road, north of Finch. A detective at the scene tells me no arrests at this time. Islington closed both directions around the scene. @680NEWS@680NEWStrafficpic.twitter.com/5ZuKYVxOiC
Six-and-a-half hours later and the victim’s vehicle is still at the scene at the corner of Islington and Milady Rd. Islington still closed from Finch to Satterly Rd. @680NEWS@680NEWStrafficpic.twitter.com/U3N9fgkKmH
Police are asking that anyone with any additional information please contact them as they investigate the incident.
After the city's tragic week, we can only hope that the gun violence ends soon. As of Monday, July 23, Toronto had seen 39 people fall victim to gun violence in July alone.
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Source: Newstalk 101