Toronto shooting close to police station leaves 15-year-old boy dead

Toronto police say the city’s latest homicide victim is a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot just before 8 p.m. on Monday.

The shooting was reported in northwest Toronto, near Black Creek and Tretheway drives, and was quickly declared a homicide.

Police said they arrived at the scene to find a young male victim who had been shot. He was taken to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

On Tuesday afternoon, police identified the victim as Mario Giddings, a 15-year-old boy from Toronto.

Throughout the day, a small memorial began to grow at the scene of the shooting, a small parade of shops located on a plaza that stands just steps away from a local police station.

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Candles and flowers were left in memory of the teenager.

Police Insp. Paul Krawczyk called it “a very violent weekend” at a news conference Tuesday, adding police believe the 15-year-old was targeted.

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Police said the suspect had fled the scene in a dark four-door sedan though no suspect description was released.

Police say of the 11 shootings over the holiday weekend, three were deadly and three resulted in injuries.

Krawczyk says there is no information to suggest any of the shootings are linked.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Toronto police homicide squad.

— with files from The Canadian Press