Police ID 2 victims in Scarborough 'gun battle'
CBC
Toronto police have identified two people killed in a shooting in Scarborough early Wednesday morning.
In a news release Thursday, police said they responded to a shooting call near Ellesmere Road and Midland Avenue around 2:30 a.m.
They found four people with gunshot wounds.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said Wednesday. A woman was taken to hospital where she later died, they said.
The victims are Braydon McCann, 22, of Toronto, and Sarah Prehay, 23, of Toronto, the news release said.
Two people are also in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the release said. Police said on Wednesday that two men were taken to hospital for emergency surgery.
They believe multiple firearms were used in the shooting.
On Wednesday, Duty Insp. Todd Jocko told reporters the scene had "all the earmarks of what would appear to be a gun battle."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact investigators or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.
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