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Man, 22, charged for Yorkville homicide

A 22-year-old man has been charged after the shooting death of an 18-year-old man in front of a coffee shop on Yonge Street.

Police were called to the Yonge Street and Asquith Avenue area just after 8 p.m. on April 13, where they found Gabriel Nikov, 18, suffering multiple gunshot wounds outside of a Tim Hortons and Starbucks. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police said they were looking for three men.

A few days later, 22-year-old Bradley Cheveldayoff was arrested and charged with second degree murder.

Nikov was the 24th homicide victim in Toronto this year.