She walked slowly, leaning on the arms of a family friend and her husband for support. Menjivar's uncle, Roberto Menjivar, described his nephew as "the most wonderful kid you could ever meet in your life. “We’ve put every single high-end resource from our best homicide teams, our best foot patrol teams, our best school resource officers at the disposal of the unit command," Sloly said. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.".

Police have charged a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, with attempted murder and weapons offences. “He made me smile he made me laugh and he made me proud to be his teacher.”. “If I had known what was to happen next, I would have kept him in my classroom,” he said. "My heart and prayers go out to the family," Ford said during a late afternoon scrum with reporters. Walking into Don Bosco before the event, Samouie appeared dazed. To order Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, The Toronto Star and thestar.com, each property of Toronto Star

Post-mortem examinations were also being conducted on both victims. "There are no words to adequately express our shock and sorrow at such an event taking place in our city. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. To order copies of The recent gun violence has left students and parents in the Toronto area shaken, said school trustee Michelle Minott. Zaid Yousif died Monday during a lunchtime shooting. Counsellors and social workers were also at both high schools Tuesday morning and will remain there as long as they are needed, Gauthier said in a statement. “There is no one in our school community who has not been impacted by this tragedy,” said Don Bosco principal Michael Rossetti. As educators, we all work diligently to ensure that our students feel safe at all times.". CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. "Today is really about mourning that loss of two young men, and offering support and prayers to the families and to the school community, and dealing with the aftermath of that tragic event,” said Angela Gauthier, director of the Toronto Catholic District School Board. “Me and his dad, we are a body, but inside we are dying.”. Athir Yousif, father of Zaid Yousif, speaks to CTV Toronto's Austin Delaney on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. “And unfortunately the people who did this are still out in the streets, living their lives.”. “His death has affected all of us in different ways.”. Friends and family have identified the slain Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School student as Zaid Youssef, 17. He said the family has had little contact from police, and learned that Michael had died from media reports.

He died later in hospital.

Michael Menjivar has been identified as one of the victims of a double shooting that happened in Toronto's west end on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. First Canadian dog tests positive for COVID-19 in Ont. Several young men have lost their lives to Toronto in recent weeks. rights reserved. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. "We still see that these incidents are being carried out by an extremely small percentage of the population in very small areas, and unfortunately we haven’t yet got the full cocktail of solutions.”. The 17-year-old -- who came to Canada from Iraq in 2003 -- was a student at Don Bosco Catholic Secondary, located near Islington Avenue and Dixon Road, not far from where the shooting occurred. Both schools were put into either lockdown, or hold and secure mode. Their deaths have renewed a debate as to how to prevent youth violence. All four suspects were seen leaving an alleyway of Sydenham Street at the time of the shooting, they said. He recalled him joking with the school secretary about soccer; the secretary supported the AC Milan soccer team and Zaid was a diehard Barcelona fan, he said. ET. Yousif's parents say their son was a "good boy" who rarely made them angry. constituencies to watch on election night, Two Toronto byelections test Liberal government's handling of pandemic, Looking back at 10 stunning moments from Trump's presidency, Here's why a U.S. president can only serve for two terms. The last time he saw him was in math class on Oct. 6, the morning of the day he died. Police have investigated more than 20 gun deaths in Toronto this year.

Zaid was the only child of Samouie and her husband, Athir Youssef. Angela Gauthier, director of education for the Toronto Catholic District School Board, said police are offering support to students and teachers dealing with grief.


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