Shooting in downtown Toronto: one person dead [Video]

Toronto police say a 30-year-old man is dead after gunfire erupted on a downtown sidewalk as bars were clearing out early Thursday.

A 36-year-old woman and 33-year-old man were also taken to hospital with serious injuries, but survived, police said in an update Thursday morning.

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Officers responded to Queen Street West and Portland Street around 2:36 for a call about a shooting outside of an establishment on the south side of the street, between Portland and a nearby laneway.

“Just after 2:30 in the morning, we received several calls for service to this address in relation to a shooting,” Detective Sgt. Trevor Grieve told reporters at the scene. “Officers from 14 Division attended the scene and we located three victims at that point in time.”

Two adults were then transported to hospital in serious condition while a third was transported with life-threatening injuries, Toronto Paramedic Services said. Police later confirmed that one of …