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Boy, 17, charged after shots fired at Toronto housing complex: police

Toronto police cruiser. Don Mitchell / Global News Radio 640 Toronto

Toronto police say a teen is facing seven charges after allegedly opening fire with a semi-automatic handgun in a housing complex.

Police say the boy walked into the residential complex around 7:45 a.m. on Feb. 28 and allegedly fired about five shots at an undetermined target.

He then fled the area on foot.

Investigators say no one was injured in the incident, but a vehicle was damaged.

They say a 17-year-old boy was arrested on Monday night.

He faces charges that include possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm without license or registration, carrying a concealed weapon, and careless use of a firearm.

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