Police have released the identity of the victim who was fatally shot in Markham Thursday.

Shortly at 11 p.m. on Thursday, York Regional Police responded to a restaurant located at 5460 Hwy. 7 East after several calls came in reporting sounds of gunshots.

When officers arrived on scene, they found a man who was deceased and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds, police said in a press release.

The woman was transported to the hospital and is now in stable condition.

The deceased man was identified on Saturday as 39-year-old Wai Loon Kong, of Markham and Collingwood.

Police said the suspect fled the scene on a motorcycle.

Police released images of the suspect, describing him as wearing a motorcycle helmet, a dark green jacket, dark pants and a backpack. The motorcycle is described as a black and white sports bike with blue or purple coloured headlights.

The restaurant, Hey Noodles, has only been open a few months.

Jerry Chea, manager at the neighbouring Mazda dealership, said a bullet went through the building’s pillar and struck the bumper of a car causing minor damage.

“We are surprised this happened in this neighbourhood,” he said, explaining that because of the late hour, no one was in the building at the time.

Police are asking any witnesses that may have seen or heard anything in the area to contact them at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7865.

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Jacob Lorinc is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @jacoblorinc

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