Man, 64, gunned down in Scarborough

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A 64-year-old man was gunned down outside of a home in Scarborough late Friday becoming the city’s 56th murder victim of the year.

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Toronto Police say officers responded to reports of gunshots in the area of Layton and Landry Aves. – a residential neighbourhood just north of Danforth Ave. and Danforth Rd. – shortly before 11:30 p.m.

Officers arrived to find a man out front of a house suffering from a gunshot wound, Det.-Sgt. Aaron Akeson said at the scene on Saturday, explaining emergency responders tried to revive the man but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim has been identified as Ioannis Kyriakopoulos, of Toronto.

“He has a family that’s grieving,” Akeson said. “He’s was a father, a husband, and there are a lot of people that were close to him that are grieving his death at this point.”

He wouldn’t say if the victim lived in the area, but he did say the man was “known to police.”

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“At this time, we’re at the very preliminary stages of our investigation,” Akeson said. “However, I can tell you that there are at least three suspects who fled the area in a dark-coloured SUV.”

“I do believe it was targeted,” he added.

Akeson refused to comment on a possible motive for the deadly shooting and was unwilling to offer any further details.

Police were gathering evidence and looking for video from area security cameras on Saturday.

Akeson asked any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police to come forward

Anyone with information regarding this deadly shooting is urged to call the Homicide unit at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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