Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy following the fatal shooting of another teenager in Scarborough in September.
Toronto police said they responded to reports of a shooting in or near a building at 3:43 p.m. on Sept. 21 in the Gilder Drive and Eglinton Avenue East area.
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The 17-year-old victim was declared dead in hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
On Tuesday, Toronto police charged a 16-year-old boy with first-degree murder.
He cannot be identified under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
He attended youth court on Wednesday.
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