Families worried in Lachine neighbourhood after father killed on basketball court
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Police and intervention workers were making house calls in Lachine's Duff Court neighbourhood Friday, two days after a young father was killed on a basketball court in front of families.
Police and intervention workers were making house calls in Lachine's Duff Court neighbourhood Friday, two days after a young father was killed on a basketball court in front of families.
The neighbourhood is reeling from the shooting death in broad daylight, and there are growing concerns about safety.
Keziah De-Shong Mckenzie was playing basketball with his younger brother when he was gunned down early Wednesday evening.
He was 27 years old and leaves behind two children.
"There's been an escalation this year of people feeling insecure, young children feeling insecure," said borough mayor Maja Vodanovic, who went door-to-door with police officers and community organizations.
They're pointing people towards social services while trying to get a sense of what is changing in the area.
"The kids are telling us that they're scared to walk outside at night. Families are also scared for their children," said Stephanie Parent of Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Lachine, an after-school program for kids and teens in Duff Court.
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