A man was shot dead in the city's east end early Wednesday, Toronto police say.

The shooting happened around 3 a.m. outside a bar near the corner of Danforth and Greenwood avenues.

Officers arrived and found the man unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics rushed him to a trauma centre, where he was pronounced dead.

Police were unable to provide any further details about the victim.

Witnesses reported seeing at least two, but possibly three, people get into a vehicle and speed away after the gunfire, police said. No more detailed description of the vehicle was available this morning.

Homicide investigators have taken over the case.

Anyone with potentially valuable information is asked to call police or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.