{"id":823339,"date":"2026-07-24T15:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/823339\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:43:14","slug":"toronto-shooting-woman-shot-dead-in-etobicoke-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/823339\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto shooting: Woman shot dead in Etobicoke"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman is dead after a \u201ctargeted\u201d shooting early Friday morning in Etobicoke, police say. <\/p>\n

Officers responded to reports of a shooting along a residential street in the area of Humberwood and Rexdale boulevards shortly after 7 a.m. <\/p>\n

When officers arrived, they say they found an adult woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was later pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters , Duty Insp. Scott Bradbury said investigators are withholding the victim\u2019s identity while next of kin are notified.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe victim in this case is an adult female, and because we\u2019re in the early stages of the investigation, and next of kin has not been notified, we\u2019re not releasing further information on her identity,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\"\"TPS Toronto police Insp. Scott Bradbury speaking to reporters on Friday July 24, 2026 (CP24 photo). <\/p>\n

Police say an adult man was seen fleeing the area shortly after the shooting.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe the victim was specifically targeted and say there is no ongoing risk to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel that this is a localized issue, meaning that this woman was targeted, and that there\u2019s no extra risk to the neighbors,\u201d Bradbury said.<\/p>\n

A witness who was drinking coffee nearby told CP24 he saw a man approach the woman and speak with her for about 30 seconds before opening fire.<\/p>\n

\"\"Witness A nearby witness speaking to CP24 after a woman was fatally shot in Etobicoke early Friday morning. <\/p>\n

\u201cI saw a guy talking to her a little bit like for 30 seconds\u2026 then he shot the girl, and he walked away to the southbound of (Hwy.) 427, that\u2019s what I saw,” he said.<\/p>\n

He said the shooting has shaken his sense of safety in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve lived here for about six, seven years\u2026 I think it was really safe here, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s safe now,” he said. <\/p>\n

Police say homicide investigators remain at the scene and officers will continue canvassing the area for witnesses and surveillance footage.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will see an increased presence of police conducting investigations, knocking on doors, trying to find witnesses, and additional video evidence that may be here,\u201d Bradbury said.<\/p>\n

The Homicide Unit is leading the investigation. As a result, Humberwood Boulevard remains closed between Morning Star Drive and Rexdale Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is asked to come forward and contact Toronto police at 416-808-2222.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A woman is dead after a \u201ctargeted\u201d shooting early Friday morning in Etobicoke, police say. Officers responded to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":823340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[712,49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-823339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-apple-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}