The alarming details were revealed by Toronto Police on Saturday morning following the chilling overnight crime at an apartment building at Martha Eaton Way and Trethewey Dr. near Black Creek Dr. in the city’s north end.
Paramedics said they arrived on scene to find a child who had been shot. The boy was transported in critical condition to a local pediatric hospital.
The boy was pronounced dead in hospital, police said.
The youngster has been identified as Jahvai Roy, of Toronto.
No suspect descriptions have been released.
“It’s an unimaginably tragic event that has occurred here,” Det. Sgt. Jason Davis told reporters while providing an update from the scene on Saturday morning.
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“What’s happened here is a cowardly, disgusting act of violence, and every resource available in the city is being allocated to this right now.”
Additionally, police said two other units in the apartment building were struck by gunfire but there were no additional reports of injuries.
The boy lived in the building, Davis said.
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Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw said he was “heartbroken by the tragic loss” and that “no family should endure this.”
“To those responsible, get lawyers and turn yourself in,” Demkiw added in a post to social-media site X. “Every necessary TPS resource is being committed to this investigation. Our thoughts are with the family.”
An investigation is ongoing.
Last night, an eight year old boy was killed by a stray bullet in North York.
I share in the anger and pain of this loss. My heart goes out to their family, loved ones and the entire community. The gun violence must end in our city. The reckless and violent acts of a few hurt…
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On Saturday, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow shared her condolences in a social media post.
“I share in the anger and pain of this loss. My heart goes out to their family, loved ones and the entire community,” Chow wrote on X. “The gun violence must end in our city. The reckless and violent acts of a few hurt entire communities and leave tragedy in their wake.”
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