A 14-year-old boy is facing a first-degree murder charge after a shooting in Toronto last month that left a 20-year-old man dead.
Toronto police said that at around 11:58 p.m. on June 24, officers responded to the Jane Street and Falstaff Avenue area for a shooting.
Four suspects had exited a light-coloured SUV with guns and “several shots were fired,” police said.
The suspects then got back into the SUV and fled, police said.
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Toronto resident Ajay Simpson, 20, was found suffering from gunshot wounds.
Life-saving measures were attempted and Simpson was taken to hospital by paramedics, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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On Thursday, a 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
He was scheduled to appear in court Friday.
The accused cannot be named due to a provision in the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Police said three suspects remain outstanding.
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