-- TORONTO -- A violent morning in the city has left one man dead and five people wounded from gunfire. The bullets started flying around 3:20 a.m. on the street around 1001 Bay St., just north of Wellesely St. and a block from Queen's Park, according to Toronto Police.**********
The man, whose name was not immediately released, is the city's 53rd murder victim of the year.
About 15 minutes later, gunfire erupted at a banquet hall in the city's east end. Officers responded to the Atlantic Party Hall, on Ellesmere Rd., just east of Midland Ave., and found four people suffering from an assortment of injuries, police said. A fifth victim walked into a hospital later.
One man suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound and is now fighting for his life, police said.
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A white stretch limousine, a white Hummer style limousine, and a black 2005 or 2006 Infinity SUV were also seen fleeing the scene and could be possible suspects in the shooting.Tallyho, Constable... let's head straight for Rosedale.
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Murder toll in Toronto during the past three weeks:*
- Nov. 2: Theodoros "Freshie" Tiku, 27, gunned down allegedly by a rival gang member on Gough Ave., near Pape and Danforth Aves.
- Nov. 3: Kevin Phouthonesy, 24, shot dead possibly over drugs at a housing complex on Sentinel Rd., southwest of Keele St. and Finch Ave. W.
- Nov. 4: Gerald Robert Brown, 67, a retired dentist, fatally stabbed in his home on Bedford Rd.in the Annex.
- Nov. 7: Jeff Munro, 32, beaten to death in the Don Jail allegedly by three fellow inmates.
- Nov. 8: Ming Yang, 27, a Chinese citizen, fatally stabbed -- allegedly by a co-worker -- at a sushi restaurant on Bloor St. W. near Bathurst St.
- Nov. 11: Robert Flaggello, 18, an aspiring cop, shot dead in a laneway next to a barbershop at Vaughan Rd. and Glenora Dr.
- Nov. 17: Alex Rundle, 28, shot dead in a home invasion on Wincott Dr., near Kipling Ave. and Dixon Rd.
- Nov. 22: A 32-year-old man was ambushed outside a friend's Bay St. condo by a gunman who was waiting for him to be dropped off by a limo.