A male is dead and five other people are hurt after a shooting in Toronto's Lawrence Heights neighbourhood on Tuesday, police say.

The five injured have been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, police said in a post on X on Tuesday evening.

Paramedics said the victims range in age from 18 to 40. Five of the victims are male, while one is female, they added.

Police have set up a command post under the overpass at Ranee Avenue and Allen Road.

Police said they were called to the area at about 8:40 p.m.

Nicole Rodrigues, deputy commander for Toronto Paramedic Services, said paramedics were called to two scenes, one on Zachary Court, near Flemington Road, and another on New Heights Court, near Turtle Island Road.

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