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Toronto east-end shooting that left one person dead treated as homicide: police

Officers were called to the Danforth Avenue and Jones Avenue area just before 7 p.m.
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A Toronto Police Services logo is shown at headquarters, in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Toronto police are investigating a homicide after a shooting in the city's east end that killed one person on Sunday night.

Officers were called to the Danforth Avenue and Jones Avenue area just before 7 p.m.

They found a woman who had been shot. She is said to be in her 30s.

She was taken to a trauma centre but was later pronounced dead.

The officers recovered the firearm and a man in his 20s was arrested and taken into custody.

No further information was provided on the victim or the suspect.

Police say this is an ongoing homicide investigation.

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