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14-year-old killed in Toronto school shooting
Student, 14, killed in Toronto school shooting
toronto.ctv.ca
Updated: Wed. May. 23 2007 5:28 PM ET
A Toronto school shooting has claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy and forced a lockdown as police investigate the incident.
Police Chief Bill Blair confirmed the fatality to reporters while at the school hours after the incident occurred.
"The event that took place today is a very serious matter," Blair said. "A young student lost his life in this school, and it should be a safe environment for everyone."
The identity of the Grade 9 student is not yet known.
The young victim was reportedly hit once at 2:30 p.m. at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute, at 340 Sentinel Rd., in the Finch Avenue and Keele Street area.
The teen was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital with serious injuries but doctors were unable to save him. The hospital has a trauma unit that often treats gunshot victims in the city.
The victim was shot while on the second floor of the school near a swimming pool, but it's unclear what type of weapon was used, CTV's Jim Junkin reported.
No arrests have been made and police have not released any information about possible suspects.
Police are guarding the school, but Sentinel Road has not been closed to traffic.
Former Toronto police officer John Muise, of the Centre for Abuse Awareness, said investigators will try to cordon off as much of the area as possible.
"You see the yellow tape around the biggest area possible, and that's done for a number of reasons," he told Newsnet.
"It's easy to make a crime scene smaller, but it's really difficult to make a crime scene bigger. So they cordon off as much of the area as they can. And the police recognize that, particularly with a shooting in a school, it can often be what we call a dynamic crime scene. So a suspect has entered the building, gone to a number of locations, potentially found a crime victim. There could be a blood trail, depending on the kind of firearm, and there could be shell casings left at the scene, and any variety of evidence.
"If you make that crime scene bigger, you have a better chance of controlling it. And in terms of holding the students, that's about safety. First and foremost, it allows the police to come in and go room by room, closet by closet and desk by desk, to make sure that the school is secure."
Anxious and nervous parents are waiting outside the school.
Blair said police are scouring the school for a suspect and are working to clear the area so students can be sent home.
About 850 students attend the school.
toronto.ctv.ca
Updated: Wed. May. 23 2007 5:28 PM ET
A Toronto school shooting has claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy and forced a lockdown as police investigate the incident.
Police Chief Bill Blair confirmed the fatality to reporters while at the school hours after the incident occurred.
"The event that took place today is a very serious matter," Blair said. "A young student lost his life in this school, and it should be a safe environment for everyone."
The identity of the Grade 9 student is not yet known.
The young victim was reportedly hit once at 2:30 p.m. at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute, at 340 Sentinel Rd., in the Finch Avenue and Keele Street area.
The teen was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital with serious injuries but doctors were unable to save him. The hospital has a trauma unit that often treats gunshot victims in the city.
The victim was shot while on the second floor of the school near a swimming pool, but it's unclear what type of weapon was used, CTV's Jim Junkin reported.
No arrests have been made and police have not released any information about possible suspects.
Police are guarding the school, but Sentinel Road has not been closed to traffic.
Former Toronto police officer John Muise, of the Centre for Abuse Awareness, said investigators will try to cordon off as much of the area as possible.
"You see the yellow tape around the biggest area possible, and that's done for a number of reasons," he told Newsnet.
"It's easy to make a crime scene smaller, but it's really difficult to make a crime scene bigger. So they cordon off as much of the area as they can. And the police recognize that, particularly with a shooting in a school, it can often be what we call a dynamic crime scene. So a suspect has entered the building, gone to a number of locations, potentially found a crime victim. There could be a blood trail, depending on the kind of firearm, and there could be shell casings left at the scene, and any variety of evidence.
"If you make that crime scene bigger, you have a better chance of controlling it. And in terms of holding the students, that's about safety. First and foremost, it allows the police to come in and go room by room, closet by closet and desk by desk, to make sure that the school is secure."
Anxious and nervous parents are waiting outside the school.
Blair said police are scouring the school for a suspect and are working to clear the area so students can be sent home.
About 850 students attend the school.
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