Student fatally shot inside Toronto high school

A Grade 12 student is dead after a shooting inside a Scarborough high school on Monday afternoon.

It happened at around 3 p.m. at David and Mary Thomson Collegiate, which is near Midland and Lawrence avenues.

Police say that the victim, an 18-year-old male, was pronounced dead on scene after being located with a gunshot wound.

Police say that they believe that the shooting was “targeted” and that there is no risk to public safety. They say that they are treating the entire main floor as a “crime scene” right now. 

“It is devastating. It is an absolutely unfortunate event that has taken place today,” Duty Insp. Richard Williams told reporters at the scene. “A very young individual has lost his life and I can assure you that the Toronto Police Service and the homicide squad will do their very best in investigating this matter and hopefully bring the person or persons responsible to justice in a short order.”