17-year-old student fatally shot in Pickering, Ont.

A 17-year-old boy is dead after a shooting at a Pickering, Ont., townhouse complex on Sunday.

Durham Regional Police said the shooting happened in the area of Valley Farm and Kingston roads. Emergency crews responded at around 9:40 p.m. His name has not yet been publicly released.

Fellow students expressed their shock and sadness regarding the incident.

Global's Catherine McDonald reports on the scene.

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[JeremySwany]

This will get worse considering whats going on in Canada. Sad.

[Themiddleman]

The GTA is a total cesspool these days. Not the same place I grew up in.

[SamNesan-kr]

Pickering becoming as Kipling or what?😡, its too bad
Trudo government's soft on crime laws help greatly to these young offenders and criminals on these days

[hoodmaster]

I knew this guy but he never knew I existed I was very aware of him and he seemed like a nice guy so idk what happend

[kevin]

no threat to public safty ? this is exactly a threat to public safty, a car driving around with people willing to shoot people. f me

[handle]

we are all just numbers the news reporters laugh at the average person, the police act like this is just another day hoping for their pay, just sad.

[onlyfacts]

This is the natural outcome of the browning of Canada.

[theseproblemsmatter]

I went to his school damn, i lived close to where this happened

[bethanystock]

What the Hell is this, america! Have we gotten that bad that we also need to keep all our kids in Bullet proof vests!!!! Soooo sad we can't even keep our own kids safe any

[MrKenng]

Should we blame Mr Trudeau for this? Judt tell the Canadian Parliament to ban or tighten guns. 😢😮

[Shooter_Mcgavin]

Military sweeps for Handguns and illegal firearms are needed. If direceted properly our government has the resources to do it. No excuses.