Toronto Police have charged a 14-year-old boy in connection to a mass shooting in Etobicoke that claimed the lives of two men, and left others injured. The boy, who can’t be named because he’s a youth, is facing two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder, police confirmed on Monday. Investigators say five people were found shot in the Mount Olive Drive and Kipling Avenue area near North Albion Collegiate Institute at approximately 11 p.
m. on Sunday, June 2, after two people jumped out of a dark pickup truck and opened fire. The victims were transported to a local hospital where Delroy “George” Parkes, 61, was pronounced dead.
A second man, Seymour Gibbs, 46, died a few days later in hospital. One of the men who survived has life-altering injuries and two others suffered injuries, but are “doing ok,” according to police. Police confirm there was no known connection between the suspect and victims.
Police say the youth was originally arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation after a truck crashed into a parked car in the same area. The driver attempted to flee but was arrested by police after a short foot pursuit. It was later determined that the youth was allegedly one of the suspects involved in the shooting.
Part of the collision and foot pursuit was caught on nearby security cameras. Superintendent Ron Taverner said they could not comment on whether the vehicle was stolen prior to or after the mass shooting. “We can.
