A suspect who fatally shot a 25-year-old man who was driving in the downtown core early Saturday morning was likely captured by nearby surveillance cameras, police say.

According to police, the victim left a nightclub in the Yonge Street and Charles Street area and got into a car at around 2:30 a.m. when the suspect opened fire on his vehicle, striking him multiple times.

At that point, police say the man sped away from the scene however he rear-ended a taxi and crashed his car into a building near Yonge and College streets minutes later.

The man, who was known to police, was taken to hospital but succumbed to his injuries upon arrival. A second person who was in the car was not injured as a result of the shooting or the collision.

A motive for the targeted shooting has not been determined; however police say they don’t believe that it is gang-related.

“We have dozens of video camera in the area that captured one part or another and we are just trying to piece all of that together,” Det. Sgt.Hank Idsinga told reporters on Saturday morning, noting that he hopes to release some video later today.

Gun has been recovered

The shooting occurred in the roadway in front of a hotel and Idsinga said police have already spoken to a number of witnesses and are canvassing the area in the hopes of finding others who may know what happened.

Meanwhile, investigators are examining the victim’s vehicle for evidence, such as shell casings or fingerprints, and are working to determine whether a gun found on scene was the one used in the shooting.

Officers have also interviewed people who were at the nightclub the victim attended earlier in the evening and are trying to figure out whether something may have happened there to prompt the shooting.

“It is still very early. We are barely 10 hours in,” Idsinga said.

Police believe that the there is only one shooter but Idsinga said investigators are treating several associates that were with the gunman as suspects as well.

It is not known whether those suspects were on foot or were travelling in a vehicle.

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