Kitchener-Waterloo

Toronto teen charged after man found dead outside Kitchener home in January

A 28-year-old man was shot and killed outside a Kitchener home on Jan. 25. Now, police say a Toronto teen has been charged with first-degree murder and a second suspect is sought in the case.

Police say a second suspect is sought in the case

Police officer stands in front of road closed sign. Yellow police tape can be seen in foreground. White tent and more officers are in the background.
Police were at the scene of a fatal shooting in a residential neighbourhood in Kitchener Thursday morning. (Cameron Mahler/CBC)

A 17-year-old from Toronto has been charged with first-degree murder after a Kitchener man was found dead in January.

Officers were called to Gray Street, near the intersection of Ottawa Street N. and Lackner Boulevard, at 9 a.m. on Jan. 25. Officers found a 28-year-old man dead outside a residence. The investigation led to area schools being put into hold and secure for about two hours.

Police said there were two suspects in the case.

On Tuesday, police arrested a 17-year-old Toronto male. He cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

The second suspect remains at large.

WATCH | 1 dead after shooting in Kitchener on Jan. 25:

1 dead after shooting in Kitchener

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Police were investigating a fatal shooting in Kitchener Thursday. One male has died. Briefly, six schools in the area of Gray Street and Casey Drive were put under a 'hold and secure' which means students are kept inside and no one is permitted to enter the school. The investigation is ongoing.

"The investigation remains ongoing, and additional arrests and charges are anticipated," police said in a press release Wednesday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.