In North York, the killing of a 12-year-old boy sparks rage over ‘everything that is wrong with our city’ - News Summed Up

In North York, the killing of a 12-year-old boy sparks rage over ‘everything that is wrong with our city’


In an interview shortly after learning the boy had died in hospital — four days after being struck by a stray bullet during an apparently gang-related shooting — Wilson was audibly upset over the lack of outrage across the city. The boy’s death is “everything that is wrong with our city, our streets, our community.”“Where’s the protest for this young man? Ron Taverner, the commander of the area’s 31 Division, said “disturbing” gun violence in the community was “terrorizing” good people. Police said they were not releasing the name of the boy, citing a request for privacy by his grieving family. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Louis March, founder of Toronto’s Zero Gun Violence Movement, said despite the upward trend of gun violence, “we’ve never really put together a comprehensive strategic action plan.”“Our concern is that the longer we take to deal with this issue, the more difficult and complicated it becomes.


Source: thestar November 13, 2020 00:21 UTC



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