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TORONTO — Bullets claimed two more lives early Sunday during a violent month in which the number of people killed by shootings in Toronto doubled compared to last January.

Two men are dead and three others suffered injuries in a Chinatown shooting at Spadina Avenue and Nassau Street around 3:15 a.m.

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“Some sort of altercation occurred that prompted the shooting but we’re still early in the investigation,” said Toronto Police Det. Mike Carbone, who wouldn’t rule out the possibility that the killings were the result of gang-related violence.

“It’s difficult to say at this point, but that’s something we will explore,” he said.

I was lying in bed and heard six to eight gunshots and soon I heard a lot of sirens

In the 37 shooting incidents in Toronto in January, eight people were killed. Four died in shootings in January 2014.

In Sunday’s multiple shooting, one man was pronounced dead at the scene, while another died in hospital around 8:45 a.m. Their identities have not been released by police.