Police in Toronto says a group of men who had just completed midnight prayers was “randomly attacked” in a drive-by shooting early Saturday morning in Scarborough.

Around 1 a.m., a group of individuals celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan gathered in a parking lot near Markham Road and Lawrence Avenue East to discuss where to eat after they completed praying, police said.

“While they were here and just getting ready to leave, shots rang out. And unfortunately, five individuals were struck by those bullets from what we believe came from perhaps a vehicle on Markham Road that was traveling by,” Acting Staff Supt. David Rydzik said at a news conference Saturday afternoon.

Four men were found at the scene with gunshot wounds and transported to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

make a very good recovery,” Rydzik said.

According to Rydzik, at least six rounds were fired at the men, although it is uncertain how many individuals were engaged in the shooting.

According to police accounts, the suspects fled the area in a blue sedan northbound on Markham Road.

“We do believe that the suspects were in a vehicle that was travelling by but we are working very hard gathering surveillance video footage to try and corroborate that so at this point in time I can’t say for certain what vehicle was used in this particular shooting, nor do I have a suspect description at this time,” Rydzik said.

Police have stated that they are unable to say at this time whether the victims were targeted due to their religious views.

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