14-year-old charged with first-degree murder in fatal North York shooting

Police on scene at a fatal shooting in North York on June 24. CITYNEWS/Bert Dandy

By Dilshad Burman

Posted July 5, 2024 10:13 am.

Last Updated July 5, 2024 3:36 pm.

Toronto police have arrested a teenage boy in connection with a North York shooting in which a 20-year-old Toronto man was killed.

On June 24, at 11:58 p.m. four suspects jumped out of a white or light-coloured SUV in the Jane Street and Falstaff Avenue area, fired several shots and then got back into the vehicle and fled the scene.

Police arrived to find a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a local trauma centre where he was pronounced dead.

The victim was identified as Ajay Simpson.

Ajay Simpson

Homicide victim, Ajay Simpson, 20, of Toronto. Toronto Police.

A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday and charged with first-degree murder.

He cannot be identified as per the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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