Peel Regional Police said the intended targets of the shooting in northeast Mississauga, just outside Toronto, appeared to be a group preparing to film a rap video, and the 17-year-old victim was a bystander. Police are now searching for at least seven suspects who they say fired semi-automatic handguns indiscriminately.

“The intended targets appeared to be a group preparing to film a rap video. The rap video that was shot at this location on an earlier date ... has motivated this attack."

Peel Regional Police Chief Chris McCord said witnesses reported that semi-automatic weapons may have been used by multiple suspects.