Police have clarified the events as best they can of the shooting on Charles Street near Yonge St early on the morning of October 31, 2015. A man was shot in a volley of bullets fired by unknown persons as he sat behind the wheel of his car near a nightclub. The victim, mortally wounded, drove away from the scene but crashed his car at College Street. Charles Shillingford, 25, was taken to St. Michael’s Hospital where he died. Police say they don’t believe the shooting was gang-related but that Shillingford is known to them. The Homicide Squad is continuing to interview witnesses and obtain security camera footage of the area of Yonge Street and Charles Street. Members of the public are urged to call if they have any knowledge of the events surrounding the shooting or subsequent collision.
