14-year-old boy arrested in Scarborough shooting that injured two people
Posted September 4, 2025 6:53 pm.
Last Updated September 9, 2025 2:55 pm.
Toronto police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with a shooting in Scarborough that sent two people to the hospital last month.
Investigators say they were called to Tansley Avenue and Paloma Place, just west of Danforth Road, just before 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 31 for reports of someone with a gun in the neighbourhood.
When they arrived, they found men in their 20s suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were initially taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police later said their injuries were serious but non-life-threatening.
Last week, police had obtained judicial authorization to identify and release the accused’s name and image as they searched for the suspect. The judicial authorization expired on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Suspects under 18 years of age cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
In an update on Tuesday, police said the suspect has been charged with two counts of attempt murder, two counts of discharge firearm with intent, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of a loaded, prohibited, or restricted firearm, disguise with intent, and two counts of fail to comply with release order.
