Toronto homicide detectives and school officials say they have no explanation and no motive in the shooting death of a 14-year-old Grade 9 student, but believe drugs were involved.
Adrian Johnston was shot 3 times, in the back, arm, and head and killed in a field near the intersection of Scarlett Road and St. Clair Avenue West at about 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Lynn Farqhuarson, principal of Runnymede Collegiate, where Johnston was a student, called the shooting a "tragedy." Farqhuarson, speaking to reporters outside the school, said she could offer no motive for the killing.
The principal said she was not aware that Johnston was having any problems. When asked if there was any gang problems at Runnymede she said, "Not to my knowledge."
Johnston was shot point-blank in a hydro right-of-way in the city's west end.
Neighbours said they heard three shots and told police they saw a man in dark clothing and a green baseball cap running away.
One neighbour said the community was stunned. "We're all in shock," she said.
Eighteen people have been slain in Toronto this year, including Jarvis St. Remy, 18, who was shot at a bus stop just a few blocks from where Johnston was killed.
Police have not revealed if they have any motive for the shooting.
Farqhuarson could not say if Johnston was involved with gangs.
"I don't know Adrian's friends or [the] people he would be hanging around with in the neighbourhood," she said.
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