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Teen shot, killed in residential part of Centretown

Ottawa police say 17-year-old Quentin Dorsainvil of Ottawa was shot and killed near Percy and Nepean streets around 9:45 p.m. Sunday.

Quentin Dorsainvil, 17, shot around 9:45 p.m. Sunday near Percy and Nepean streets, police say

Its pretty shocking: Neighbours react to fatal Centretown shooting

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Two residents living near Percy and Nepean streets say theyre shaken after a 17-year-old was shot and killed just before 10 p.m. on Sunday night.

A 17-year-old boywas shot and killed near Percy and Nepean streets in Centretown around 9:45 p.m.Sunday, Ottawa police said.

On Monday, police identified the victim asQuentin DorsainvilofOttawa. Asecondperson was also shot, taken to hospital and released, police said.

Police initially said they had nosuspect in custody, but on Monday afternoon confirmed they'd arrested someone for alleged firearms offences and arelooking into that individual's involvement in the homicide.

A police vehicle and police tape block a residential street at night.
Ottawa police respond to a fatal shooting in Centretown on Sept. 15, 2024. (Martin Guay)

The shooting occurred in a residential area behind an elementary school, a little more thana kilometre from Parliament Hill.

"We heard, I think, four to five shots which I convinced my wife were fireworks," Alex Crombie, who lives nearby, told CBC. "That, in the morning, turned out not to be the case."

Corrections

  • Ottawa police originally said the victim was 18 years old. They corrected that the following day to say he was 17.
    Sep 17, 2024 9:57 AM ET