Friends and family of 15-year-old Alfred Wong will say their goodbyes Saturday, just over a week after he died in hospital from injuries sustained in what police say was a gang shooting.
Wong was in a , when the family found themselves caught in the crossfire. Wong was hit by a stray bullet.
The tragedy has captured national attention. Since Wong鈥檚 death, Vancouver police chief Adam Palmer has called the shooting 鈥渞eckless鈥� and 鈥渞eprehensible,鈥� dedicating more than 50 officers to the investigation.
But Saturday won鈥檛 be about the investigation, or the perpetrator who鈥檚 still at large. Instead, mourners will gather at Coquitlam Alliance Church to remember the teen who has been described as trustworthy, loyal and smart.
鈥淭he 15 years that we had with Alfred were far too short,鈥� Wilfred Wong, the teen鈥檚 older brother, said during a news conference Monday.
鈥淗is death will leave a void in our hearts.鈥�
For those who want to honour Wong from afar, two Alfred WF Wong Memorial Scholarship funds have been set up in his name: one through and the other through the where the teen trained.
With files from The Canadian Press
ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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