Teenage boy shot dead at residence in Toronto’s east end

WATCH ABOVE: As Catherine McDonald reports, Global News has learned Jamal Abdinasir was a Grade 10 student at L’ecole secondaire catholique Pere-Philippe-Lamarche – May 27, 2024

Toronto police are investigating after a teenage boy was shot dead overnight in the city’s east end.

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Police said they responded to reports of a shooting at a home around 1:02 a.m. Monday at Cataraqui Crescent and Warden Avenue, just south of St. Clair Avenue East in Scarborough.

Toronto Cataraqui Crescent Homicide
Toronto police are investigating after a young male was shot dead overnight at Cataraqui Crescent and Warden Avenue in the city’s east end. Catherine McDonald/Global News

Police said a 16-year-old boy was shot inside a home, and paramedics rushed him to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He later died in hospital.

Police said a suspect fled the scene shortly after, but no description was made available.

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The victim was later identified as Jamal Abdinasir of Toronto.

Global News has learned Abdinasir was a Grade 10 student at L’École Secondaire Catholique Père Philippe Lamarche, where flags were at half-mast Monday.

In a letter to parents, the school said its crisis management team will be available to meet with students and staff amid “these difficult circumstances.”

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An investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide squad at 416-808-7400.

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