Shooting in Scarborough leaves taxi driver dead

A taxi driver is dead after being shot in Scarborough, police say.

The shooting occurred near Pharmacy Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East just before 9 p.m.

Police say they received calls about a taxi that crashed into a fence. When officers arrived at the scene, they located the driver injured and unresponsive.

He was rushed to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition. Police say the victim was later pronounced dead.

Beck Taxi confirmed to CP24 that the victim was one of their employees.