Toronto police say they are investigating a homicide after a man died of gunshot wounds.
Police say officers responded to a call for a shooting in the Wilson Avenue and Oakland Avenue area on Saturday morning.
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They say 36-year-old Roberto Lowndes was found unresponsive on the road, with gunshot wounds.
Officers say he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say Lowndes was a resident of Kleinburg, Ont., about 40 kilometres north of Toronto.
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In an update on Dec. 22, police said they have identified a suspect. Luis Miguel Eucebio Severino, 29, of Toronto is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder.
— With files from Global News
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