Eaton Centre victim, 13, improving after surgery
Posted June 4, 2012 12:03 pm.
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A teen victim of the weekend shooting rampage at the landmark Eaton Centre had surgery for a gunshot wound to his head, and is expected to recover.
The boy’s parents, who have asked for privacy, released a statement through Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, thanking the doctors and paramedics.
“After complicated neurosurgery, we are happy to say that he is doing well, all things considered; he is alert and talking. It will be a long healing process, but we are optimistic that he will recover.”
The 13-year-old boy of Port Hope, Ont., had been enjoying an afternoon going to a movie with his mom and older sister when they got caught up in the bloody food-court mayhem.
Doctors had removed a piece of his skull to relieve swelling at SickKids as his parents and sister, 15 and other close family members maintained a bedside vigil, a relative said earlier Monday.
SickKids issued a release saying the boy is not in an induced coma as was previously mentioned by the relative. His condition was fair, hospital spokeswoman Matet Nebres said.
Seven other people were injured in the Saturday shooting including Ahmed Hassan, 24, who died instantly. The others were released from hospital except the boy and another man, 23, who suffered several shots to his neck and chest.
Trinity College School confirmed in a statement Monday that the boy attends the private school in Port Hope, about an hour’s drive east of Toronto.
School representatives have been in touch with the family to offer their support, “and we are encouraged by the news that our student’s condition is now stable.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the student and his family,” the statement said.
With files from CityNews.ca
This story has been edited to remove the 13-year-old victim’s name in compliance with a court-ordered publication ban.
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