Toronto Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting early Saturday morning in the city's downtown core.

Police say Charles Shillingford, 25, appeared to have been shot on Charles St. and was involved in a collision shortly after.

Emergency officials arrived at the crash scene at Yonge and College Sts. just around 2:30 a.m. and brought the man to hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Police have ruled the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest.

They believe the victim was the intended target of the shooting and the incident does not appear to be gang-related. The victim was known to police.

A suspect has yet to be identified. They are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Murray Barnes at 416-808-7400 ext. 77406 or by email at Murray.Barnes@Torontopolice.on.ca or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).