Toronto Homicide #71 – Alpha Conteh dies in hospital after being shot in the Burnhill Road and Warden Avenue area

Toronto police responded to a shooting call in the Burnhill Road and Warden Avenue area, on August 31st at approximately 4:45am.

Police arrived at the scene to find Alpha Conteh, 24, in the middle of Burnhill Road with apparent gunshot wounds. Conteh was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries.

Police are looking for a man, wearing a light-coloured hoodie, possibly grey, and blue jeans. He was seen getting into the front passenger door of a  four-door light-coloured sedan, possibly a grey Nissan Altima that was last seen travelling southbound on Warden Avenue towards Danforth Road.

Police have released a Security camera video of suspect seen running from the west side of Warden Avenue to the suspect vehicle, waiting on Mack Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400

The 2018 Toronto Homicide Victim List is available here.