Toronto Police announced Monday that they have made two arrests in connection with Toronto’s 29th homicide of the year. The arrests were also made in connection with a series of violent robberies.

“What is very concerning is the age of one of the accused, a 12-year-old male,” said Toronto police Deputy Chief Robert Johnson in making the announcement. He noted that eight of 31 recent homicides have youth facing homicide charges.

“This is really a call to action with all our community partners to make sure that we find a way to intervene when young people are involved with these types of horrendous crimes,” he said.

Isaiah Byers, 20, of Toronto, and a male youth who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, have each been charged with one count of second-degree murder, three

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