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Police identify man, 33, shot to death on Christmas Eve

York Region Police are investigating after a 33-year-old man was shot to death in residential Richmond Hill neighbourhood

Suspects fled scene in dark coloured SUV, police say

Police responded to a call Monday night on Barnwood Dr in Richmond Hill for reports of a gunshot. (Tony Smyth/CBC)

York Region Police are investigating after a man was shot to death in a residential Richmond Hill neighbourhood on Christmas Eve.

Investigators have identified the man as 33-year-old Soheil Rafipour. 

Emergency crews found him in the area of Bayview Avenue and Old Colony Road around 9:30 p.m. Monday.  

Paramedics transported him to hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

Police say suspects fled the scene in a dark coloured SUV.