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

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 Streetnear the intersection of Ottawa Street North and Lackner Boulevard, at 9 a.m. on January 25. Officers found a 28-year-old man dead outside a residence. The investigation led to area schools being put on hold and secured for approximately two hours.

Police said there are two suspects in the case.

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

The second suspect is still at large.

WATCH | 1 dead after shooting in Kitchener on January 25:

1 dead after shooting in Kitchener

Police were investigating a fatal shooting in Kitchener on Thursday. A male died. Briefly, six schools in the Gray Street and Casey Drive area have been placed on lockdown, meaning students are kept indoors and no one is allowed into the school. The investigation is ongoing.

“The investigation continues and additional arrests and charges are expected,” police said in a statement Wednesday.

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