'Unparalleled kindness': Montreal North community mourns shooting victim Jayson Colin
The Montreal North community is grieving after 26-year-old Jayson Colin -- a man described as "generous, affable and involved" -- was killed in a shooting Wednesday night.
Colin was shot on the grounds of a high school on de Charny St. in Montreal North around 10:20 p.m. He was taken to hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
His death was followed by an outpouring of condolences on social media from community members and politicians alike, including a message from Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante.
"It is with great sadness that I learned that the victim of last night's homicide is Jayson Colin. A young man committed and appreciated in his community. My deepest thoughts to his loved ones," reads a Tweet from Plante's account.
Christine Black, borough mayor of Montreal North, said Colin's death sent shockwaves through the community.
"We lost a young [person] that was really, really involved. He was really important for all of us," Black told CTV News.
Black also took to social media to share her sympathies.
"I have few words to express my sadness. Jayson Colin was such a dedicated young man, committed to the borough and unparalleled kindness. The shock is immense for the community of Montreal North. My heart goes out to his parents and loved ones," she wrote in a Tweet Thursday.
According to the nonprofit CDEC de Montréal-Nord, Colin had plans to set up a community organization of his own involving his passion for hockey.
"Generous, affable and involved, he attended our training because he wanted to start his hockey organization to share his passion with young people who don't get the opportunity to practice the sport," a CDEC Facebook post reads. "We are proud to have him among us."
One Facebook user described Colin's hockey knowledge as "second-to-none."
Colin's name is added to the city's ever-growing list of gun violence victims, with much of the violence taking place in Montreal North.
His death is considered 2022's19th homicide on the territory patrolled by Montreal police (SPVM).
Christine Black said she's received a surge of messages from local youth who say they're afraid of what's happening in their community.
"They don't understand. They don't understand what's happening. They're very worried," she said.
On the night Colin was shot, another shooting occurred around the same time in the neighbouring borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.
A 20-year-old woman was shot and suffered mild injuries.
Valerie Plante said the SPVM will "make every effort to investigate" Colin's death.
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