Toronto man injured in shooting outside Etobicoke school dies in hospital | Globalnews.ca

A 46-year-old man Shooting outside Toronto school Police said the man died on Sunday.

Seymour Gibbs died in hospital Wednesday, becoming the second victim of the June 2 shooting of five people in the parking lot of North Albion College in Etobicoke.

Delroy George ParksHe was also killed at the age of 61.

Police said the victims had gathered there after playing soccer earlier in the day and were “just socializing and enjoying the fresh air” when two suspects pulled up in a black pickup truck, got out and began shooting.


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Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 10:53 p.m., and upon arrival found five people seriously injured.

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All five victims were taken to a hospital, where Delroy died, police said. Three of the victims had non-life-threatening injuries, police added.

Police said Wednesday they learned the second victim died at the hospital and an autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death. Gibbs is now the city's 35th homicide victim of 2024.

The possible motive for the shooting is unclear.

Superintendent Ron Taverner said there were two other shootings in Toronto's west end over the weekend, both of which were considered random incidents, but investigators would not say whether they believed this mass shooting was also a random act of violence.

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Two suspects remain at large and police are appealing to the public for information.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police 416-808-7400Or contact anonymously through Crime Stoppers 416-222-8477.

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