Man dead after shooting in Toronto's Greektown, hours after memorial for mass shooting

A man has died in hospital following a shooting in Toronto's Greektown area early Sunday, police say.

Shortly after 3:30 a.m., officers responded to the sounds of gunshots in the area of Carlaw and Danforthavenues.

Police saidthey found a manwith gunshot wounds.

Paramedics took the victimto hospital with life-threatening injuries. Hewas later pronounced dead.

There's no word on suspects.

Roads in the area that were closed after the shooting have since reopened.

The shooting happenedless than a block away from Withrow Park wherea commemoration was held on Saturday forthe fifth anniversary of a mass shooting in thesame neighbourhood, which killed two people and injured 13 others.

Police haven't shared information to suggest the two events areconnected.

Ken Price, whose daughter was shot and survived the 2018 attack,saidhe was shocked to learn of the shooting when he woke up thismorning.

"It's jarring," he said.

At the memorial, Mayor Olivia Chow had talked about the need toacknowledge tragedy while also focusing on the positive things aboutToronto, Price noted.

"And then you have that happen right in the face of that, it wasreally, really sad."

2018 shooting sent shock waves throughcommunities

Price's daughter was out with friends on the night that a 29-year-old man opened fire on Danforth Avenue. Among them was 18-year-old Reese Fallon, who was killed in the incident. The other person killed, Julianna Kozis, was just 10 years old.

But the shooting affected more than just those injured and killed, Price said. It sent shock waves through entire communities.

Price said the same will be true of Sunday morning's shooting. While he said it's too soon to draw conclusions about the nature of the shooting, he said it underscores the need for supports for victims.

"There's a victim, but there's (also) a family and there's a community and lots of people, first responders, that are going to have to deal with this incident in their lives," he said.