Mother of teen fatally shot in Toronto says son was 'robbed of such a bright future'

The mother of a 16-year-old boy fatally shot in Toronto this summer says her son 'was robbed of such a bright future.'

Caden Francis was pronounced dead in hospital after being shot on July 3 near Kennedy Road and Highway 401.

Police said that Francis was on the road with friends when one or more suspects in a black SUV drove up and opened fire. No one else was injured.

On Thursday, police announced they charged a 15-year-old girl with first degree murder.

"It hurts my stomach," the victim's mother, Ursular Francis, told CTV News Toronto. "I cry at night to go to sleep."