MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A family friend has identified a 17-year-old boy who died after a group of at least seven people opened fire outside an apartment complex in Mississauga, Ont., this weekend.
Selma Alincy has started an online fundraising campaign to help Jonathan Davis's family make funeral arrangements.
She says on the fundraiser page that Davis was on his way to his father's home but doubled back to change his shoes on Saturday when the shots rang out.
Alincy says he was hit by a bullet and died outside his home, where he was found by his mother.
Police have not publicly identified the teen killed in the shooting but have described him as an innocent bystander.
Five others were wounded in the incident, including a 13-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy and two other 17-year-old boys.
Peel Regional Police are still looking for at least seven suspects who they say descended on the area surrounding an apartment complex, firing semi-automatic handguns indiscriminately.
Meanwhile, students at the school Davis attended are being offered additional supports as they grapple with the death of one of their own.
The Peel District School Board has also withheld the name of the teen who died but a spokeswoman says he was a Grade 12 student at Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School.
Carla Pereira says members of the board's Critical Incident Response Team will be at Lincoln M. Alexander today to support both staff and students.
She says they'll stay there as long as they're needed and that supports will also be available for staff and students at neighbouring schools.
Pereira says the board understands that violent incidents such as this one can affect those who live and work nearby.
