A 14-year-old boy is facing first-degree murder charges after a shooting outside a Toronto school earlier this month left two people dead and three others hurt.
Toronto police made the update Monday after the June 2 shooting probe, which happened in the parking lot of North Albion Collegiate Institute, captured the city’s attention.
Seymour Gibbs, 46, and Delroy George Parkes, 61, were killed in the shooting.
At the time, police said the victims were gathered at the school after playing soccer earlier in the day, “really just socializing, enjoying the fresh air,” when two suspects pulled up in a dark pickup truck, got out, and began firing.
Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 10:53 p.m. that day. When they arrived, they found five people injured with gunshot wounds. The victims were all men ranging in age from around 40 to 60 years old.
They were taken to hospital, and Delroy died there, police said. Gibbs died from his injuries in hospital a few days later. Three of the victims had non-life-threatening injuries.
At the time, police said they were looking for a black or dark-coloured newer model pickup truck. Two suspects believed to be involved in the incident were wearing dark clothing.
The shooting happened in “a fraction of a minute,” police said, adding officers don’t believe there was an exchange of gunfire.
At Monday’s update, Det.-Sgt. Phillip Campbell told reporters the boy was arrested during stolen vehicle investigation. They allege he was involved in the shooting. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, and seven counts of attempted murder.
The scene of the shooting in the Kipling Avenue and Mount Olive Drive area on June 3.
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The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
— with files from Ryan Rocca