A 27-year-old man now faces a murder charge in the deadly shooting of an 18-year-old man in the city’s Entertainment District early Tuesday.

Toronto Police say the killing was the result of a shootout that unfolded, near King St. W. and Spadina Ave. , around 4:45 a.m. and also left the accused man wounded.

“It is alleged that the accused was approached by a group of males,” police said in a statement released Wednesday.

“The males discharged firearms, and the accused was struck by gunfire,” police alleged. “The accused then discharged a firearm, striking one of the males in the group (the murder victim).”

Police alleged their suspect was transported to hospital where his injuries were determined to be “non-life-threatening.”

“The victim was dropped off at a hospital a short time lat

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