Police say two teenagers are wanted in the fatal shooting of JahVai Roy, an eight-year-old boy who died in his bed in Toronto in August.
The teens, a 17-year-old boy and a man who was 17 at the time, are accused by police of first-degree murder and have evaded arrest since the shooting was first reported last month.
On Aug. 16, JahVai was lying in bed with his mother when shots rang out outside his home in the Martha Eaton Way and Tretheway Drive area at around 12:30 a.m.
Despite life-saving measures, police said JahVai was pronounced dead in hospital.
Police said stray bullets also entered two other building units and no one else was injured. JahVai’s death sent shockwaves throughout the community.
“He was at home when a group of people brazenly fired guns outside of his apartment building,” said Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw at a press conference on Wednesday.
Just over a week ago, after releasing an image, police successfully located and arrested a 16-year-old boy, who also faces a first-degree murder charge.
Generally, police and media are legally forbidden from naming or identifying suspects under the age of 18, nor can they release images of them.
In certain situations, police are allowed to seek exemptions, which they received in this case. It expired on Sept. 24.
Anyone with information about is asked to contact Toronto police immediately.
— With files from Global News’ Gabby Rodrigues