Mother of Toronto boy killed by stray bullet urges vigil crowd not to forget her son

By Natasha Baldin The mother of an eight-year-old Toronto boy killed by a stray bullet while he was in bed told a community vigil Thursday that she hopes everyone remembers JahVai Roy’s name. “His love language was loud,” Holly Roy told the crowd gathered outside the family’s North York apartment building. “He wanted to touch me, rub his mommy’s back. It was the little things. And that was our routine, in bed, snuggling,” she said, reflecting on the last happy memories she had with her son and his “energetic spirit.” JahVai’s name echoed around the building Thursday evening as community leaders and advocates promised to never forget him. Toronto police said a stray bullet from a shooting outside entered the family’s residence around 12:30 a.m. last Saturday, killing the boy….

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