Police have identified a victim in one of two fatal shootings in Toronto early Sunday morning and are appealing to the public for help locating a vehicle they believe was involved.Jenas Nyarko, 31, of Toronto, was sitting in the back of a car with three friends when a car drove by and someone inside fired a single shot at the vehicle, striking her, Det. David Dickinson said in a news conference Sunday afternoon.Paramedics received the call for the shooting at 2 a.m. and found Nyarko with life-threatening injuries on Replin Rd., near Allen Rd. and Lawrence Ave. W.She was taken to hospital, where she died.Police have released footage of the shooting in the hopes of identifying any suspects.“There’s nothing in Jenas’s past which would indicate that she could be the intended target of a shooting,” said Dickinson. “It would appear this is a case of individuals coming from one neighbourhood into another and shooting the first person they see.”Nyarko immigrated to Canada in 2001 from Ghana. She lived alone and worked at a shelter, according to Dickinson.Police have released video footage and a description of the suspected car, which is described as a 2010-2016 Cadillac SRX sport utility vehicle, silver or grey in colour, with a sunroof. Police have not released descriptions of possible suspects.Toronto police chief Mark Saunders, also at the press conference, said the homicide was “horrific” and had characteristics of street gang subculture.“This is a horrific crime because that could have been anybody,” said Saunders. “I’ve got a huge concern with that — within the last 24 hours we’ve had four people that are victims of homicide right now.” Police also showed footage of the car circling the neighbourhood before the shooting.“These thugs that committed this particular act are in no means in any type of culture people that society would be very happy with,” said Saunder ...
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