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Two teens charged with second-degree murder after 16-year-old dies in shooting

Police say they responded to gunshots heard inside a building in Toronto around midnight on Monday

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Toronto police say two teenage boys have been charged with second-degree murder in an apartment building shooting that killed another teenage boy.

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Police say they responded to gunshots heard inside a building in Toronto around midnight on Monday.

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They say they found a 16-year-old who had been shot inside an apartment unit.

Police say life-saving measures were performed but he died at the scene.

Police say a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year old boy have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

They say the accused were scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning.

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