Three teenagers were arrested after two victims were shot with shotguns at Toronto high schools within hours of each other on Monday.
Toronto police say they were called to Bishop Marrocco / Thomas Merton Catholic High School in the Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West area at 12:45 p.m. Monday for reporting a person with a gun inside.
They arrived and found that a 17-year-old girl had been shot with a shotgun inside.
She was taken to hospital with a life-threatening injury.
The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) says the school closed immediately until the incident was resolved.
Police arrested a 15-year-old boy at the school and charged him with a dangerous weapons offense.
Less than four hours later, police were called to the Weston Collegiate Institute grounds in the Lawrence Avenue West and Pine Street area.
A 15-year-old boy was found injured in the head and arm after being hit with a shotgun by a shotgun.
The boy was taken to hospital with injuries that did not endanger his life.
Officers searched the area and allegedly found a 15- and 17-year-old boy, both carrying shotguns.
The 15-year-old suspect was charged with assault with a weapon, making threats and dangerous weapons, while the 17-year-old was charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
None of the three suspects in these incidents can be identified under the terms of the Juvenile Criminal Justice Act.
The suspect in the first Bloor and Dundas incident is expected to appear in court at 311 Jarvis Street on July 12.
Suspects of the second incident are expected to appear in court at 2201 Finch Avenue West on Tuesday morning.
“These two facts are being investigated separately and officers are asking if anyone has witnessed these facts or if they have any information to contact the police,” officers said in a statement on Tuesday.
Researchers also said that pellet guns should be used in a “safe and legal way” in the city.