Fifteen-year-old Jordan Manners knew the two teens who have been charged with first-degree murder in his shooting death, Toronto police said Monday.

"There's no indication of gangs being involved -- these people were friends," Homicide Squad Staff Insp. Brian Raybould told reporters.

Neighbours told reporters the teens and Manners had been schoolmates for years.

One of the accused has been identified as the shooter while the other is considered an accomplice, CTV's Jim Junkin reported.

"We also learned that the murder of Jordan Manners had absolutely nothing to do with any street gang activity," said Junkin. "Police will claim that they were friends, and schoolmates, and this was a friendship that somehow went sour..."

Raybould wouldn't comment, however, if the suspects attended the same high school as Manners. Both are from Manners' neighbourhood.

Police have not yet pinpointed a motive, Raybould added.

"Number one, we have not established a motive, and even if we had I would be unable to tell you about it," Raybould said at a news conference.

Police apprehended a 17-year-old boy on Sunday after emergency task force officers swept down on a number of residences in the city's west end.

While he admitted that "a number of" weapons were recovered during the raids, Raybould would not say whether they included the firearm used to shoot at Manners.

The second 17-year-old youth, who police had described as armed and dangerous, turned himself in to police late Sunday night.

"He in fact was arrested close to 31 Division station and we believe was en route to surrender himself at that time," said Raybould.

The two suspects, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, appeared briefly in court on Monday morning to face the charges. The Crown is seeking adult charges.

"The one said nothing except to talk to his lawyer very briefly --- he held his head down and didn't look at anybody in the courtroom," CTV's Roger Petersen reported.

"As for the second suspect, he shifted from one foot to the other and was restless throughout the entire proceeding."

Both teens were supported by their parents in court. The mother of one of the accused sat in the back row with a grim face and red eyes.

Lawyers representing the pair, Laurie Galway and Alana Barnes, say they are still waiting to be told the roles their clients allegedly played in Manners' murder.

Barnes said her client's family is shocked and deeply saddened by the events, and are "praying for their son. And they send out their condolences to the family of Mr. Manners."

The lawyers could not confirm or deny that the accused attended school with Jordan, but there are reports all three attended Gosford elementary public school together and that one was Manners' classmate of from C.W. Jefferys.

A publication ban forbids reporting evidence presented at the hearing. Both suspects will appear in court next Monday by video link.

"None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused are presumed innocent. This is just the beginning of the process that could take years," reported CTV's Chris Eby.

Witnesses showed 'courage'

After Wednesday's shooting, police warned residents in the victim's Jane-Finch neighbourhood not to hide the suspect, and called for anyone with information to contact authorities.

"Fortunately a number of people have come forward," Raybould said. "They have shown courage and as a result we were able to execute a number of search warrants.''

Manners was gunned down on the second floor of C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute on Wednesday afternoon. He died later that day of a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Classes were cancelled at C.W. Jefferys following Manners' death, and they resumed Monday with assemblies to address the tragedy.

Grief counsellors were on-hand to help distraught students and teachers deal with the tragedy.

"It's awkward, him not being here. It's going to be really hard," said one boy.

"It was different, the school was different, people were different," added a female student.

One teen couldn't bring herself to go to her locker on the second floor, located near the spot where Manners was shot.

"It's so scary to feel somebody die on this floor and then you're walking (where it happened)," she said.

There is a memorial inside the school and outside Manners' home.

Manners' funeral is planned for Thursday with visitation on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Despite the arrests, Manners' mother Lorraine Small says the ordeal is long from over for her. She is calling for an inquest into the shooting and is demanding the school board explain why a gunman was able to commit the crime in a school.

With reports from CTV's Roger Petersen, Jim Junkin and Chris Eby and files from The Canadian Press