North York shooting leaves 2 dead [Video]

Two men in their 20s are dead after a shooting in North York Tuesday afternoon.

Toronto police said they received a call for the sound of gunshots in the area of Driftwood Avenue and Jane Street shortly after 2:15 p.m.

Police are on the scene of a double shooting in North York that left two men dead on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (Chopper 24)

When they arrived, officers found two male victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Police and paramedics performed life-saving measures, but one victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The other man was rushed to the hospital in life-threatening condition but later died, police said.

The two victims have not been identified. The homicide unit has now taken carriage of the investigation.

“It would appear that this was an altercation between a group of people, and gunshots broke out. The suspects then left the scene,” Duty Insp. Todd Jocko told reporters Tuesday afternoon.

Jocko said police do …