Adedokun Waliyu 
Toronto police have identified the woman killed in a daylight shooting in Leslieville on Friday afternoon.
Investigators say they aren’t yet certain if she was an innocent bystander.
Officers were called to the Queen Street East and Carlaw Avenue area at around 12:23 p.m. for reports of shots fired.
Karolina Huebner-Makurat, 44, of Toronto, was found in the area and transported to a trauma centre in an ambulance. She was later pronounced dead.
Witnesses reported seeing three males involved in an altercation before shots rang out.
“Prior to the shooting, officers have learned that there were three individuals involved in a verbal and physical altercation at Queen Street and Carlaw,” Duty Insp. Michelle Olszevski said.
“It is unknown at this time if there is a relationship between the female and these three individuals,” she said. “It is not believed that there is, but this is still actively being investigated and it has not been confirmed.”
Olszevski said it didn’t “appear that she was (the intended target)” but couldn’t say for certain at this point.
Olszevski also said investigators aren’t yet certain how many people fired shots, or how many total shots were fired.
Earlier police released information on two of the suspects. No description has been provided for the third person involved in the original confrontation that led to the shooting.
They are described as:
Suspect 1: Male, Black, six-foot-tall with a medium build. He was wearing a white shirt with blood on it.
Suspect 2: Male, Black wearing a dark T-shirt with a floral print and blue jeans. He was last seen on foot on Queen Street heading towards Boston Avenue.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
