

Chris Herhalt, CP24.com





Detectives probing a car-to-car shooting in the east end that left a 25-year-old man dead last Friday say drivers who were near the exchange may have carried away vital evidence in the treads of their tires.

Toronto Police say that sometime after 6 p.m. on Nov. 18, they were called to Eglinton Avenue near Bermondsey Road for a report of a shooting.

According to police, the victim was in an SUV that was stopped at a traffic light in the area when another SUV pulled up alongside him. Shots were then fired and both vehicles subsequently fled the area.

Investigators said the suspect vehicle fled north on Sloane Avenue.

Police say the victim then took himself to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time after arrival.

The victim has been identified by police as Adrian Thomas.

A post-mortem examination has revealed Thomas died as a result of gunshot wounds to the neck and torso.

Forensic investigators recovered a number of shell casings from the scene of the murder, but police say more of them may have become stuck in the tire treads of cars passing through the area immediately after the shooting.

Police are asking drivers who were in that area at the time to check their tire treads for shell casings.

Investigators also say there is a chance that more than one gun was used in the killing and that some of the bullets fired may have passed beyond Thomas’ vehicle and become lodged in nearby cars or buildings.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-7400, or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-8477 (TIPS).