Homicide #14/2014, Jonathan Stefan Khan, 21, Homicide #15/2014, Shawn Chestnut-Reddick, 22

On Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 8:44 p.m., police responded to calls for a shooting in the area of 2215 Danforth Avenue.

Excerpt of previous news release:

Once on scene, police located two men on the sidewalk, with apparent gunshot wounds. They were taken to hospital, and later succumbed to their injuries.

The men have been identified as:

1) Jonathan Stefan Khan, 21, of Toronto

2) Shawn Chestnut-Reddick, 22, of Toronto

A post-mortem examination has been scheduled for Friday, March 21, 2014.

Homicide, with the assistance of the Centre of Forensic Science, 54 Division, and 55 Division, has completed the investigation.

It has now been determined that:

- both men were known to each other

- on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, the two met unintentionally near 2215 Danforth Avenue

- an argument ensued, resulting in a physical altercation

- both men drew their firearms and shot each other dead

- one firearm was located at the scene, under Jonathan Stefan Khan

- the other firearm was taken from the scene by a third party and has not been recovered

- this is the subject of a separate investigation

The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the community in the Danforth Avenue and Woodbine Avenue area for their assistance. Their participation in this investigation, including providing security camera footage, enabled the investigation to be solved.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Shawn Mahoney at 416-808-7400, extension 77814, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.


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