A teen who died after being shot outside a Toronto high school this week has been identified as a former student at another school.
Police say the shooting took place outside Woburn Collegiate Institute around 3:20 p.m. Monday, and left 18-year-old Jefferson Peter Shardeley Guerrier dead and a 15-year-old boy injured.
Woburn Collegiate Institute sent a letter to parents and students Tuesday evening saying Guerrier was a former student at Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute.
The letter also said the injured 15-year-old was a student at Woburn Collegiate.
“Our thoughts are with the student for a speedy recovery,” principal Neil Dual wrote in his letter.
“While police do not believe that there is any further threat to the school, they were on site (Tuesday) and will be in the days ahead.”
The school also said social workers will be offering support to students and staff until at least the end of the week.
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Toronto District School Board spokesman Ryan Bird said TDSB security guards were also at the school.
“We wanted to make sure that security was there, not only to make people feel safer, but just out of an abundance of caution,” he said. “They’ll stay for as long as needed.”
Police have described the suspect in the shooting as a boy in his teens. They are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting or who has information to contact them.
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