On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at 3:12 a.m., police received a call for a shooting in the Spadina Avenue and Wellington Street West area.
When police arrived, they located a man and an unconscious woman in the area with apparent firearm injures. They were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The woman succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.
The victim has been identified as Jelena Loncar, 32, of Toronto.
Homicide investigators have released pictures and videos of vehicles of interest that are connected to a shooting twenty minutes prior to the shooting, which took the life of Jelena Loncar.
Earlier that morning, at approximately 2:45 a.m., there was an exchange of gun fire in a parking lot at the rear of 689 The Queensway near The Queensway and Royal York Road. It is alleged that the same three vehicles were observed fleeing the area, and drove directly to Wellington Street and involved in Homicide 27/2014.
Security video footage, collected from the surrounding area, is now available on YouTube.
Security video footage shows three vehicles travelling eastbound on King Street West and turning on to Portland Street. Later, the video shows three vehicles travelling northbound on Portland Street.
Suspect vehicle #1: Chrysler 300, 2011-2012 base model, white, no sunroof, standard rims, no front plate or front plate holder, small black roof antenna knob.
Suspect vehicle #2: Dark coloured, 4-door vehicle, no sunroof, standard rims, small spoiler lip on the trunk, has both front and rear plates
Suspect vehicle #3: Dark coloured, 4-door vehicle, tinted side, front and rear windows, no sunroof, standard rims and both front and rear plates
Person of interest is a man, black, 18-25 years of age, 5'10" to 6', thin build, gold grills on his teeth, short black hair, possibly in corn rows. He was an occupant in one of the vehicles.
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the publics assistance in identifying these three vehicles and their occupants.
Homicide investigators are appealing to the witnesses to both occurrences that havent come forward. Investigators would like to speak to the witness, or anyone else with information.
Homicide investigators are asking all rental car agencies to take note of the description of these three vehicles and the time frame of August 25 to August 26 and call if you have any information that will assist in this investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, 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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When police arrived, they located a man and an unconscious woman in the area with apparent firearm injures. They were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The woman succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.
The victim has been identified as Jelena Loncar, 32, of Toronto.
Homicide investigators have released pictures and videos of vehicles of interest that are connected to a shooting twenty minutes prior to the shooting, which took the life of Jelena Loncar.
Earlier that morning, at approximately 2:45 a.m., there was an exchange of gun fire in a parking lot at the rear of 689 The Queensway near The Queensway and Royal York Road. It is alleged that the same three vehicles were observed fleeing the area, and drove directly to Wellington Street and involved in Homicide 27/2014.
Security video footage, collected from the surrounding area, is now available on YouTube.
Security video footage shows three vehicles travelling eastbound on King Street West and turning on to Portland Street. Later, the video shows three vehicles travelling northbound on Portland Street.
Suspect vehicle #1: Chrysler 300, 2011-2012 base model, white, no sunroof, standard rims, no front plate or front plate holder, small black roof antenna knob.
Suspect vehicle #2: Dark coloured, 4-door vehicle, no sunroof, standard rims, small spoiler lip on the trunk, has both front and rear plates
Suspect vehicle #3: Dark coloured, 4-door vehicle, tinted side, front and rear windows, no sunroof, standard rims and both front and rear plates
Person of interest is a man, black, 18-25 years of age, 5'10" to 6', thin build, gold grills on his teeth, short black hair, possibly in corn rows. He was an occupant in one of the vehicles.
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the publics assistance in identifying these three vehicles and their occupants.
Homicide investigators are appealing to the witnesses to both occurrences that havent come forward. Investigators would like to speak to the witness, or anyone else with information.
Homicide investigators are asking all rental car agencies to take note of the description of these three vehicles and the time frame of August 25 to August 26 and call if you have any information that will assist in this investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, 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.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.