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Gunshots fired at the back of Scarborough school, no injuries reported: police

Toronto police are on scene in Scarborough following reports of gunshots heard near a local school. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Toronto police say multiple shell casings and bullet holes were found in a car at the rear of a school parking lot in Scarborough on Wednesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute near Markham Road and Lawrence Avenue East at 1:11 p.m. for reports of multiple gunshots heard.

The high school was on lockdown, however, it has since been lifted.

Police said they are looking for a man between 18 and 20 years old who stands between five feet 10 inches and six feet tall, has a slim build and is wearing a winter tuque and a red sweatshirt.

Officers are still on scene investigating.

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The Toronto District School Board also put several elementary and junior high schools in the area in a hold-and-secure but that has since been lifted.

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