A 12-year-old boy from Toronto has been charged with attempted murder after a man was shot in Markham last month, York Regional Police said.

Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds when they responded to reports of a shooting near McCowan Road and 14th Avenue on Aug. 14, police said in a news release Wednesday. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect, 12, was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with attempted murder, along with discharging a firearm with intent, possession of property obtained by crime and other offences.

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At the time of the incident, the youth had been out on bail for unrelated violent offences, police said. It's not the first time someone released on ba

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