Family, friends to gather for teen stabbed outside Edmonton high school
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Family and friends are planning a vigil Friday night for a 16-year-old boy who died after being attacked while waiting for a bus outside an Edmonton high school.
Family and friends are planning a vigil Friday night for a 16-year-old boy who died after being attacked while waiting for a bus outside an Edmonton high school.
Monica Binns says anyone will be welcome to bring a candle to the gathering for her cousin Karanveer Sahota, who died a week after being stabbed in the chest near McNally High School on April 8.
Police have charged six boys and one girl between the ages of 14 and 17 with second-degree murder.
All seven are out on bail and are to appear in court in May.
Police Supt. Shane Perka has said the youths had a history of disagreeing with each other, but there are no indications the assault on Sahota was gang-related.
The Edmonton Police Service said in a statement Thursday that it understands Sahota's death continues to weigh heavily on many students, families and the community, and warned about misinformation circulating about the assault.
"Unfortunately, the EPS has received reports about members of the public publishing the names of accused and witnesses on the internet that they believe are involved in the McNally High School homicide investigation/prosecution," police spokeswoman Cheryl Sheppard said in the statement.
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