Police say a man is dead following the reported sounds of machine gun fire early Friday morning in Etobicoke.

Police found the man with serious gunshot wounds after receiving the call at around 12:45 a.m. in The West Mall and Eva Road area.

The man, who was unresponsive, was rushed to hospital. He has since died, police tweeted at about 9 a.m., and homicide officers have taken over the investigation.

“People are telling us they believe it was from a machine gun because of how rapid it was,” Const. David Hopkinson told the Star.

The caller also said they saw a white car chasing a black car which was later driven out of the area, police said.