16-year-old boy dead following overnight shooting at North York apartment: police

Toronto police say a teenage boy is dead following an overnight shooting at a North York apartment.

Police say officers were called to a building near Jane Street and Falstaff Avenue for reports of gunshots a little after 1 a.m.

Officials found a 16-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound in a stairwell and he was pronounced dead on scene.

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Family and friends have identified the victim as Hanad Ali.

Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation and are looking for three suspects, who reportedly fled in a dark-coloured Honda.