A man is dead after he was shot in what police say was a targeted drive-by shooting in front of a restaurant in Toronto’s Roncesvalles neighbourhood Friday afternoon.

Toronto police said they responded to a call of multiple shots fired in the Roncesvalles Ave. and Grenadier Rd. area just after 4 p.m.

The man was found outside of Domani Restaurant and died at the scene, police said.

Late Friday night, police identified the victim as Paolo Caputo, 64, of Richmond Hill.

Caputo was the owner and operator of Domani Restaurant, according to its website.

A post-mortem has been scheduled for Saturday, police said.

“Currently we’re doing a very extensive canvass in the area and we’re also speaking to witnesses,” Det. Sgt. Andy Singh told reporters.

He said a firearm was recovered at the scene.

Singh described the suspect as a man with light skin, possibly Asian or Latino, five-foot-11 with a skinny build.

He was last seen getting into a white SUV, possibly an older Mercedes-Benz or B300 model, Singh said. Investigators said they believe the vehicle was in the area for a “considerable time” before the shooting, and are appealing for witnesses or video footage.

The car was last seen travelling westbound on Constance St., north of the scene of the shooting, Singh said.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact police at 416-808-1100 Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Caputo is Toronto’s 38th homicide victim of 2019, and the 21st to die in a shooting.

Including him, 31 men and seven women have been killed in Toronto so far this year. They are:

Ian Dyer, 36, was stabbed in a Toronto Community Housing building near Danforth and Midland Aves. on Jan. 6. Leigh Min, 34, was arrested two days later and charged with first-degree murder.

Lorraine Kerubo Ogoti, 30, was stabbed in an eighth-floor unit of a Scarborough apartment building on Jan. 8. Her boyfriend, Mowlid Hassan, 40, was found dead outside the building. Police have concluded Ogoti’s death was a murder-suicide.

Aseel Yehya, 18, was shot on Elmhurst Dr. near Redwater Dr. in Etobicoke on Jan. 9 after police said a dark-coloured vehicle approached him.

Lingathasan Suntharamoorthy, 36, was shot in an apartment building near Dundalk Dr. and Antrim Cres. on Jan. 12.

Hanh (Hana) Nguyen, 41, was stabbed at her home near Jane St. and St. Clair Ave. W., on Jan. 24. Austin Le, 40, was found at the scene and charged with second-degree murder.

Veronika Mrhova, 24, was shot while sitting in a Mercedes-Benz near Lake Shore Blvd. and Silver Moon Dr. early on Feb. 10. She died in hospital five days later.

Dean Howlett, 25, was shot in an apartment building on Lawrence Ave. E. west of Kingston Rd. in Scarborough on Feb. 12. Naod Tsegazab, 22, of Toronto, was later charged with second-degree murder.

Nicklus McKain, 18, was shot near 18 John Garland Blvd., near Kipling Ave. and Albion Rd., in Rexdale on Feb. 24. He died in hospital.

Jason Otis Lewis, 47, was found dead at an apartment on Broadway Ave., near Yonge St. and Eglinton Ave. E. on March 4. An autopsy found he died of blunt-force trauma. Quentin Luke Lewis, 42, was arrested two days later and charged with second-degree murder.

Nashwan Yonan, 32, was shot at a gas station at Eglinton Ave. E. and Avenue Rd. shortly after midnight on March 8. He died in hospital nearly two weeks later on March 21.

Martin Anthony Johnson, 51, was shot at a North York apartment complex near Keele St. and Sheppard Ave. W. on March 11.

Jennyfer Lachappelle, 41, was found dead on at an apartment near Davenport Rd. and Symington Ave. on March 13. Andrew Gerber, 38, has been charged with second-degree murder. Friends said Gerber and Lachappelle were in a relationship and may have been engaged.

Helen Fronczak, 79, was found dead at an apartment near Kipling Ave. and Eglinton Ave. W. on March 19. Larry Fronczak, 80, has been charged with second-degree murder.

Jerome Belle, 22, was shot near Dundas West subway station in the Junction on March 20. He died in hospital.

Rae Cara Carrington, 51, was stabbed in the PATH system near King St. W and Bay St. on April 10. Her son, Duncan O’Neil Sinclair, 19, of Toronto, was arrested two days later and charged with first-degree murder.

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Wilfred Kent Truman, 77, was killed in his home near Eglinton Ave. W. and Black Creek Dr. on April 15. Kyle Truman, 49, of Toronto, has been charged with first-degree murder.

Jermaine Gerard Skeete, 34, was shot at 571 Vaughan Rd. near Oakwood Ave. on April 21. He later died in hospital.

Lawrence Taylor Gannon, 28, was shot on Ivy Green Cres., near Brimorton Dr. and Orton Park Rd., in Scarborough on April 28. He died in hospital two days later.

Premachchandran Sundaralingam, 53, was found injured inside a home near Renforth Dr. and Rathburn Rd. on April 28. Police later determined he had been injured in an altercation. He died in hospital the next day. Richard Turner, 48, of Toronto, was arrested on May 2 and has been charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault and threatening death.

Blain Gerrado Grindley, 26, was shot dead in Rexdale near John Garland Blvd. and Humber College Blvd. on May 1. Michael Smith, 29, of Toronto, surrendered to police on May 20. He is charged with first degree murder. Police are still looking for Dayne Sitladeen, 27, of Mississauga.

Justin Kyle Ezeard, 23, was shot at a commercial establishment near Steeles Ave. W. and Islington Ave. on May 3. Shawn Vassel, 35, of Toronto, was arrested on July 10, charged with second-degree murder.

Brendon Bowler, 17, was stabbed near Sir Wilfrid Laurier C.I. near Guildwood Pkwy. and Livingston Rd. on May 6. Emmett Carew, 18, and Cheddi Itwaroo, 20, both of Toronto, are charged with second-degree murder.

Valland Spolarich, 43, was found dead at his home at Shanly St. and Westmoreland Ave. on May 21. Herculano Pimentel, 50, of Toronto has been charged with second-degree murder.

Hassan Gutale Ali, 52, was found dead in an apartment on June 6. Abdullahi Osman, 55, was arrested on June 12 and charged with first-degree murder.

James Andrew Smith, 52, was stabbed while he was standing at the door of 730 Yonge St. near Charles St. on June 8. Eric Bryant Ram, 24, of no fixed address, has been charged with second-degree murder.

Johnson Reyes, 61, was stabbed at Parkwoods Village Dr. and Gisburn Rd., west of Victoria Park Ave. in North York on June 28.

Jaydin Simpson, 17, was shot in a parking lot near Danzig St. and Morningside Ave. in Scarborough on June 28.

Christopher Teape, 25, and Ahmed Mohamud, 32, both from Toronto, were shot at an apartment building on Emmett Ave., near Jane St. and Eglinton Ave. W. A third man was also shot, and suffered non life-threatening injuries. Denzil Kemoy Williams, 33, of Toronto, was arrested July 27, and charged with two counts of first degree murder.

Jordan Armstrong, 33, was shot inside Orchid nightclub on Peter St., near Spadina Ave. Staff found the club promoter suffering from gunshot wounds at 3 a.m. and he later died in hospital.

Dwain Frederick Adams, 61, was assaulted in a restaurant near Queen St. E. and Sherbourne St. on July 1. He died in hospital on July 6. Patrick Gayle, 46, was arrested for aggravated assault, which was later changed to manslaughter on July 6.

Kathryn Niedoba, 36, was found with life-threatening injuries near Dovercourt Park on July 18 and died in hospital. Matthew Larmon, 43, of Toronto, was arrested the next day and charged with manslaughter.

Hanad Abdullahi Ali, 16, shot at Falstaff Ave. near Jane St. around 1 a.m. on Aug. 1.

Grenville Johhnson, 56, stabbed at a drop-in program operated by Wychwood Open Door on Aug. 7 at about 3 p.m. Glen McGregor, 57, of Toronto, charged with second-degree murder.

Kevin Reddick, 29, was shot in East York’s Parma Crt. neighbourhood near Wakunda Pl. Two suspects are wanted in connection to the shooting.

In 2018, Toronto broke its record for homicides in a single year, with 96 in total.

With files from Temur Durrani