East-end rooming house tenants in near-fatal scrape

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Astrit Shkurta

Police are looking for Astrit Shkurta, 66, after a dispute of an unknown nature is said to have ended with shots Sunday afternoon. They say a  man went to an address in the Main Street and Danforth Avenue area at around 4:45 p.m. where he fired three shots point-blank at a 29-year-old resident but apparently missed him. The shooter then fled. The targeted man suffered minor scrapes in his haste to escape.  Mr. Shkurta is described as having curly white hair and a medium build, with two gold teeth. He was wearing a red or orange T-shirt or vest and dark pants. Anyone with information about the case is being asked to contact police at 416-808-5400 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).