Man dead after shooting in city's west end

A man has diedafter being shot in the city's west end, Toronto paramedics say.

Police were called to the scene in the Dixon Road and Islington Avenue area around 2:45 p.m. to investigatereports of both a shooting and a collision.

It's unknown yet if the two incidents are connected, they say.

The man was rushed to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition, but has since been pronounced dead.

Homicide detectivesare taking over the investigation.

'Terrifying, terrifying'

Hans Blandon has been living in an apartment building close to where the incident happened for about four years.

Blandon told CBC Toronto that his wife called him at work after she heard "loud noises," not realizing at the time that they were gunshots.

"The first thing that came to my mind was the kids, because of the timing that she had called is the time they come home from school," Blandon said."Terrifying, terrifying."

He said the neighbourhood is close-knit community.