AR and handgun seized as two teens arrested in wake of shooting in North York

Two young men face a slew of charges stemming an investigation into a North York shooting that led to the seizure of a rifle and a handgun.

Toronto Police say gunshots rang out in the residential area of Fenelon and Graydon Hall Drs. — near the Don Valley Pkwy. and Hwy. 401 — around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 2.

Assault rifle, handgun seized as two teens arrested in wake of shooting

“Officers arrived on scene and located a vehicle involved in the shooting,” Const. Laura Brabant said in a statement released Saturday. “Officers followed the vehicle as it fled and it was abandoned a short distance away.”

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A Norinco assault rifle with two fully loaded magazines was allegedly found in the abandoned vehicle.

Brabant said investigators executed search warrants Saturday at two residences near Fenelon and Graydon Hall Dr.

“During a search of one of the residences, it is alleged that officers located a .40 caliber Sig Sauer semi-automatic handgun with ammunition and a laser attachment,” she said. “The firearm was stored in an unsafe manner, fully loaded and readily accessible to a child.”

A .40 caliber Sig Sauer semi-automatic handgun with ammunition and a laser attachment was allegedly found fully loaded and accessible to a child when investigators executed a search warrant at a residence in North York on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. 

Nicholas Juman, 19, and Estime Ndayihezagiye, 18, both of Toronto, face an assortment of firearms-related offences.

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