A second man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder in a mass shooting late last month that left five teens shot in a hallway in the city’s west end.

An 18-year-old male, a 17-year-old girl, a 16-year-old girl and two 16-year-old boys were shot in the hallway of a lowrise apartment on Clearview Heights Rd., near Black Creek Dr. and Trethewey Dr., about 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 30.

Four of the victims were taken to hospital. One of the 16-year-old boys made his own way to hospital.

Three men dressed in all black clothing were seen approaching the building in a black sedan before entering and leaving the floor where the teens were shot, Toronto police said in a news release.

According to police, a man was arrested in Barrie on Wednesday for an unrelated issue when he was allegedly found with two loaded semi-automatic handguns. On Friday, Toronto police returned the man to Toronto on a warrant.

Malik Mohamed, 21, of Toronto, is charged with five counts of attempted murder and several weapons charges.

Andrew Cunningham, 20, of Toronto, was earlier arrested on Sunday in relation to the case. He is charged with five counts of attempted murder among other weapons offences.

The brazen shooting, one of three in the area over a 48-hour period, left community members calling for help with increasing gun violence in the city.

Police said about 20 shell casings were found at the scene. Blood stains were left along the hallway and bullet holes pierced windows and inside walls.

The day after the shooting, Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders announced an extension to Project Community Space, a $4.5 million anti-gun violence initiative launched in the summer to address street-gang activity. The project, which was supposed to end last week, will be prolonged until further notice.

The investigation is still ongoing.

Malik was scheduled to appear in court on Friday.

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With files from Gilbert Ngabo and Miriam Lafontaine