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Arrests made in West Broadway shooting death

Man arrested. Jordan Pearn / Global News

Two men are facing first-degree murder charges in connection with a brazen mid-day shooting death that left a West Broadway school under lockdown earlier this year.

Police were called to the intersection of Young Street and Balmoral Street around 3:45 p.m. June 14, where they found the 29-year-old victim, later identified as Kyle Anthony Braithwaite.

Braithwaite was taken to hospital where he later died.

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The shooting happened near Balmoral Hall School, which went into a short lockdown as a precautionary measure.

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On Thursday police announced two men were arrested in the case Tuesday.

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Dahir Abdi, 19, and Theodoros Kykiakakos, 21, have each been charged with first-degree murder.

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