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Ottawa teen faces murder charges in alleged targeted shooting of GTA 16-year-olds

An Ontario Provincial Police logo seen during a press conference, in Barrie, Ont., on April 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette. NSD

Police say they have made another arrest in the May 2023 deaths of two teens from the Greater Toronto Area, charging a 17-year-old from Ottawa with murder.

Ontario Provincial Police say the 17-year-old was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.

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Police allege two 16-year-olds from Mississauga were killed on May 22 in a targeted shooting in Pembroke, a city northwest of Ottawa.

OPP say a third 16-year-old, also from Mississauga, was seriously injured.

Days after the alleged murders, a 21-year-old from Ottawa was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder with a firearm.

Police have identified the two teens who died as Noah Annis and Alando Davidson.

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