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C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute shooting
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date	May 23, 2007 2:30 p.m. (UTC-4)
Attack type	school shooting
Deaths	1

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The C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute shooting occured on May 23, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada located in the Keele-Finch area. Jordan Manners, a Grade 9 student who turned 15 the week prior, was murdered.

1 Shooting timeline
2 Arrests
3 Consequences
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Shooting timeline

Jordan Manners was hit once in the chest while on the second floor of the school's swimming pool at around 2:30 p.m.

The suspect, believed to be a teenaged boy, remains in hiding and police have not released his name.

Police received a call about a possible drowning, but arrived at the school to find the teenage boy in a corridor suffering from a single gunshot wound.

The Grade 9 student was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital with serious injuries, but doctors were unable to save him.

C.W. Jefferys was locked down between 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. while the hall monitors, Toronto Police and the Emergency Task Force were searching for the shooter.

[edit] Arrests

Two 17-year-olds, who can not be identified under the provisions of Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act, were arrested on May 27, 2007 and charged with first-degree murder. Prior to one of the arrests, police had taken the unusual step of obtaining a judicial order to publish one suspect's name and photograph as he was considered armed and dangerous.^[1]

[edit] Consequences

The school offered "psychological first aid", a newer approach, for students and staff as opposed to the more conventional "grief counselling" which some experts now say may cause more harm than good. ^[2] The school scheduled a candlelight vigil on May 24, 2007, the day after the tragedy to remember Jordan Manners.

The schools operated through the Toronto District School Board will review the security measures which were introduced in September 2006. A lack of surveillance cameras was quickly called into question. ^[3]

Toronto Mayor David Miller said the situation shows the need for stricter gun control and called for an outright ban on handguns. He said handguns are too accessible, as people can steal them from collectors in Toronto or smuggle them into Canada from the United States. ^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty wrote an open letter to federal party leaders urging them to push through proposed criminal justice legislation and implement a "real ban" on handguns.^[8]