Teen shot and killed inside Tim Hortons in Toronto’s east end

Toronto police say a teen has died after he was shot inside a Tim Horton’s in the city’s east end.

Police said the shooting happened just after 4 p.m. Thursday at the popular coffee shop on Lawrence Avenue East and Bellamy Road North.

Emergency crews found a teenage boy suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.

He was rushed to hospital where he died from his injuries a short time later.

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Insp. Errol Watson told reporters that no other patrons or staff inside the Tim Hortons was injured. He said it was not known how busy the store was at the time of the shooting.

Watson did not release the boy’s exact age but said he was a teen.

No suspect description was available.