Homicide #45/2014, Yusuf Ali, 18, Media advisory, Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 10:30 a.m., 180 Sackville Street, Community Room, News conference

Homicide #45/2014, Yusuf Ali, 18, Media advisory, Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 10:30 a.m., 180 Sackville Street, Community Room, News conference

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 4:59 AM
51 Division:  416-808-7400

On Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., at 180 Sackville Street, in the Community Room, 51 Division Supterintendent Elizabeth Byrnes will update the media on the investigation into Homicide #45/2014.

On Monday, October 6, 2014, at 2:44 p.m., police responded to a call in the Shuter Street and Trefann Street area for the sound of gunshots.

Once on scene, police located a man in his late teens with obvious signs of injury. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

The victim was identified as Yusuf Ali, 18, of Toronto. The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds.

The suspect is described as wearing all black with a hoodie. The suspect was last seen going northbound on Regent Street. Homicide investigators are reviewing security camera footage collected from the surrounding area.

Police are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who has information, to contact investigators.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

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Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu, Corporate Communications, for Detective Tam Bui, Homicide