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A 15-year-old boy can be seen running for his life in newly released video of a brazen daylight shooting in a mall parking lot earlier this week.

The teen was walking between cars at Yorkgate Mall — near Jane and Finch — around 3:50 p.m. on Monday when a gunman exited a newer-model, dark-red, four-door car and began chasing and firing at the boy.

The teen was hit by a bullet and fell, but he quickly got up and ran towards the mall while the gunman got back into the vehicle.

The car fled west on Finch Ave. W.

The victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The shooter is described only as black and wearing dark clothing.

Anyone with information should call police at 416-808-3100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

Hours after the mall shooting, two gunmen randomly opened fire on two teen boys in the Jamestown Cres. area — near Finch Ave. W. and Martin Grove Rd.

The bullets missed one youth as he ran for his life. But moments later a boy, 15, was shot in the stomach as he walked home with his younger sister.

Some reports have suggested the Rexdale gunplay may be linked to the Yorkgate Mall incident, but investigators say there is no evidence to suggest the shootings are connected at this time.

— With files from Chris Doucette