Toronto officials marked the National Day Against Gun Violence with a city hall event on Friday that came after a week in which a shooting left one person dead and five others injured.

Mayor Olivia Chow told a gathering at the city's Indigenous Spirit Garden that the national day represents a call for peace and aims to bring awareness to the causes and effects of gun violence and the need for prevention and healing.

Chow was joined by Deputy Mayor Amber Morley, Spadina-Fort York MPP Chris Glover and Don Valley North MP Maggie Chi.

"The impact of gun violence is far-reaching. It impacts all of us," Chow said.

On Tuesday evening, a shooting in Toronto's Lawrence Heights neighbourhood left Yahya Ahmed-Mohamoud, 31, of Toronto, dead. Police identified him in a news release on Friday.

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