A young male is dead after a shooting near Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue, Toronto police have confirmed.

Police told CBC News the victim was shot near a convenience store on Parkway Forest Drive on Friday evening.

He was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Two black men, both about 6-foot-4 and wearing black hoodies may have fled scene in separate vehicles, police said.

Police have asked anyone with information to call 416-808-3300.

The news comes after a man was fatally shot earlier in the day near King Street West and Peter Street.

Another man was shot in a confrontation with police Friday afternoon near Jane and Giltspur Drive. He is in non-life-threatening condition.