One person dead after Markham shooting
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One person has died following a shooting in Markham Tuesday night.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Purple Finch Road and Russell Jarvis Drive – near Markham Road and Highway 407 – at around 6:45 p.m. for a shooting, York Regional Paramedic Services said.
One person was found at the scene without vital signs. Another person was transported to a local trauma centre with unknown injuries, paramedics said.
York Regional Police later confirmed that the person found without vital signs was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said they could not say for certain whether the second person transported to hospital was connected to the shooting.
One person may be in custody at the moment, but their connection to the incident is unclear, police said.