A 12-year-old boy from Toronto was charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Markham on Aug. 14. Officers found a man suffering gunshot wounds near McCowan Road and 14th Avenue; the victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The 12-year-old was arrested on Tuesday and faces charges including attempted murder, discharging a firearm with intent, possession of property obtained by crime and other offences. The youth had been out on bail for unrelated violent offences at the time of the incident. Police Chief Jim MacSween called for legislative measures to keep violent repeat offenders off the streets while rehabilitating youth to protect public safety and officer confidence.
A 12-year-old boy from Toronto has been charged with attempted murder after a man was shot in Markham last month, York Regional Police said. Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds when they responded to reports of a shooting near McCowan Road and 14th Avenue on Aug. 14, police said in a news release Wednesday. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, 12, was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with attempted murder, along with discharging a firearm with intent, possession of property obtained by crime and other offences. At the time of the incident, the youth had been out on bail for unrelated violent offences, police said. It's not the first time someone released on bail has been allegedly involved in serious crimes, said police Chief Jim MacSween in the release.
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