15-year-old boy charged with murder after teen shot dead at Toronto Tim Hortons

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TORONTO - A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a teenager at a Tim Hortons in Toronto's east end last week. 

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This article was published 10/02/2026 (228 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

TORONTO – A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a teenager at a Tim Hortons in Toronto’s east end last week. 

Toronto police say officers responded to a call about a shooting in the area of Lawrence Avenue East and Bellamy Road North on Thursday afternoon. 

Police say the 16-year-old victim was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition, where he later died.

A Toronto Police Service logo in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A Toronto Police Service logo in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Police say the suspect was arrested on Tuesday. He was charged with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm without a licence and possession of a loaded regulated firearm.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 10, 2026. 

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