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id: 29c0a6f9c3
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-13 01:53 EST
updated: 2026-11-13 01:53 EST
status: reported
outlets: 2
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# Vigil held for 18-year-old shooting victim in Etobicoke

A small group gathered Thursday in a laneway behind an Etobicoke townhouse complex to mourn Malik Abass, 18, who was shot over the weekend.

Section: [Public Safety](/toronto/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Malik Abass](/toronto/wiki/malik-abass.md), [Etobicoke](/toronto/wiki/etobicoke.md)

## Coverage

- [CTV News Toronto](https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/he-was-only-18-years-old-vigil-held-for-man-fatally-shot-in-etobicoke/), 2026-11-13 01:53 EST: ‘He didn’t deserve this’: candlelight vigil held for Etobicoke shooting victim
- [CP24](https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/11/12/he-was-only-18-years-old-vigil-held-for-man-fatally-shot-in-etobicoke/), 2026-11-13 01:53 EST: ‘He didn’t deserve this’: candlelight vigil held for Etobicoke shooting victim

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