Boy, 15, gunned down steps from Toronto police station [Video]

Mario Giddings was supposed to start Grade 11 at Weston Collegiate Institute on Tuesday morning.

Instead, those who knew and loved him are mourning his death.

The 15-year-old boy was fatally shot on Monday evening in the parking lot of a plaza just across the street from the 12 Division police station, near Black Creek and Trethewey drives.

Toronto police said they were called to that area at 7:46 p.m. for reports of a shooting.

At the scene, officers found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds and performed life-saving measures, Duty Insp. Dan Pravica told reporters at the scene on Monday night.

Mario was taken to the hospital via emergency run, but was pronounced dead a short time later.

Toronto Police Service (TPS) said that a dark-coloured vehicle was seen entering the plaza moments before a gun was fired. The four-door vehicle then fled the area, they said.

Pravica said …