TORONTO -- Police have identified the 24-year-old man who was shot and killed near a townhouse block in Oshawa early Tuesday morning.

Emergency crews were called to Chevron Prince Path, in the Simcoe Street North and Britannia Avenue area just before 3 a.m. for a report of shots fired.

A duty inspector with Durham Regional Police said they arrived to find the man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The deceased has been identified by police as 24-year-old Jahquar Stewart. Stewart was also known as rap artist "Bvlly", according to police.

Tape and evidence markers were seen near a red Mazda 3 sedan parked in the driveway of a townhouse in the area.

Investigators blocked a section of the roadway to allow for an investigation. Durham's Forensic Identification Unit has also been called in to investigate.

No suspect information was made available.

A neighbour told CP24 he was in his garage nearby livestreaming when he heard seven gunshots.