Over 100 attend vigil on basketball court for boy, 15, who died after weekend shooting
CBC
More than 100 people have gathered on a Toronto basketball court on Wednesday evening to celebrate the life of a 15-year-old boy, described as "happy go lucky," who was fatally shot on the weekend.
The candlelight vigil is being held for Shalldon Samuda, of Toronto. People held up signs saying "Long Live Shalldon," and brought red and white balloons in remembrance of him.
Samuda, born on May 21, 2007, died in hospital on Saturday after he was shot earlier that day in the area of Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue West.
"Shalldon was a happy, go-lucky kid, who had such an amazing sense of humour," reads a gofundme page set up to raise money for his family to cover funeral costs.
The page says he is survived by his parents, siblings, relatives and friends.
People attending the vigil walked from Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue West to the basketball court at Brookwell Park, where the vigil was held.
According to Toronto police, officers were called at 12:42 a.m. and found Samuda suffering from a gunshot wound.
Toronto paramedics rushed him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Samuda is Toronto's 46th homicide victim of the year.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
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