3 teens arrested in 2 pellet gun shootings at Toronto schools
Posted May 31, 2022 6:07 am.
Last Updated June 27, 2022 4:47 pm.
Three teens have been arrested following two separate pellet gun incidents at west-end Toronto schools on Monday.
Toronto police were called to a school near Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West around 12:45 p.m where it is alleged a 15-year-old boy with a pellet gun shot a 17-year-old girl inside the school.
The girl was transported to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Officers arrested the boy inside the school and charged him with weapons dangerous.
Police later responded to another shooting call at Weston Collegiate Institute, near Jane Street and Lawrence Avenue West, shortly after 4 p.m.
Police say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head and arm with a pellet gun on school property. He was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Two teen suspects fled the scene but were located and arrested not far from the school. Police say both were in possession of pellet guns when discovered by officers..
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with assault with a weapon, weapons dangerous, and uttering threats. A 17-year-old boy has been charged with weapons dangerous.
The two incidents are being investigated separately. Anyone with information is being asked to contact police.
SIU investigating after Toronto police fatally shoot man carrying pellet gun
Last week, Toronto police shot and killed a man who was carrying a pellet gun near a Scarborough school. Police say responding officers believed the man was armed with a deadly weapon but the pellet gun was later recovered at the scene.
The SIU is investigating the incident.
The incident came two days after the fatal shooting of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old barricaded himself inside a classroom and began firing his semi-automatic rifle. Seventeen others were wounded in the shooting.
