A teen may have been targeted in a deadly home invasion near Toronto Monday night, but police have not named any suspects.

Emergency crews in Mississauga, Ont., were called to the family home shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Monday and found a 17-year-old resident injured inside.

He was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The nature of the youth's injuries has not been made public.

The teen has been identified as Shadi Taleb.

A 45-year-old woman, believed to be Taleb's mother, was also found at the home. She was taken to hospital with minor injuries and later released. She's considered a major witness in the case.

Peel Regional Police Const. Adam Minnion said Tuesday that officers are investigating the theory that the teen was specifically targeted in the attack.

It's believed that the suspect or suspects in the case fled the scene in a light-coloured four-door vehicle.

Neighbours on Full Moon Circle, near Eglinton Avenue and Highway 403 in Mississauga, said they were shocked that a brutal attack had happened on the quiet suburban street.

Detectives and forensic crews combed the scene overnight, uncovering a bloody jacket and placing several evidence markers around the home's front entrance and along the side of the two-storey house.

A minivan taxi was parked in the driveway overnight.

It was Mississauga's second homicide of the year. A post-mortem is scheduled for Wednesday.

Neighbour Terry Rodrigues told CTV Toronto: "We are shocked, actually, because we just had the cops last night at … our door. So we're wondering what's going on."

Nearby resident Silvana Kostic was also concerned with the death in her neighbourhood.

"I'm scared, because, this has happened in my neighbourhood and I don't like it at all."

Friends said that the high school student may have been hanging out with a tough crowd, but that it didn't appear to be serious.

"I guess you could say that they acted tough, but nobody really paid attention to it," said friend Brian Mouallen.

At John Cabot Catholic Secondary School, where Taleb was a student, friends were saddened by the news.

"It's not good," said student Luxmi Kuruparan. "It's really sad because he could have graduated this year."

Meanwhile, back at the home, friends and family continued to leave flowers and other tributes to the teen.

With a report from CTV Toronto's Nathalie Johnson