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Officials say a teen has died after he was shot at an apartment building in Toronto’s east end early Friday evening.

Toronto police and paramedics were called to the building on Bellamy Road North, near Eglinton Avenue East, just after 6:45 p.m.

A Toronto Paramedics spokesperson told Global News the patient, who is believed to be 16 years old, was treated for gunshot wounds.

Paramedics rushed the victim to a trauma centre with a police escort in life-threatening condition. Police said he was pronounced dead at hospital a short time later.

Update: Units are OS. Male victim located. Vital signs absent.

Officers doing CPR. @TPS43Div #GO1706301^adc — Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) September 14, 2018

Update: The male victim has succumbed to his injuries. He has been pronounced dead in hospital. There are no further details of on the identity of the victim at this time.

Our Homicide unit is now investigating.@TPS43Div #GO1706301^adc — Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) September 15, 2018

The victim hasn’t been identified.

Police said they are searching for two male suspects who fled the area in a dark SUV.

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One suspect is described as wearing a hoodie and all-dark clothing. The other suspect is described as wearing light-coloured shorts and a dark hooded top.

The homicide squad was called in to take over the investigation.

The boy’s death is Toronto’s 77th homicide.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

Police say the 16 year old has succumbed to his injuries in hospital. Residents who live in this high rise say he lived with his mother and the family moved in earlier this year. @globalnewsto pic.twitter.com/0LBca3PPtp — Kamil Karamali (@KamilKaramali) September 15, 2018