‘Loving and humble’: North York vigil held for teen boy killed in Jane and Finch shooting

Family, friends, and community members gathered to remember the life of Cashie Auguste, a 17-year-old who police say was shot and killed on Monday afternoon. Now, many are calling for an end to gun violence. Catalina Gillies reports.

By Joseph Ryan and Lucas Casaletto

Posted September 14, 2026 4:11 pm.

Last Updated September 16, 2026 5:29 am.

Family, friends, and community members gathered to remember the life of a 17-year-old teenage boy who was shot and killed in North York on Monday afternoon.

Officers were called to Jane Street and Finch Avenue West just after 3:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Police located the victim, a teenage boy, who was transported to a hospital and later pronounced deceased. On Tuesday, investigators identified the victim as 17-year-old Cashie Auguste of Toronto.

The homicide unit has taken over the investigation.

“Cashie was a loving, humble, well-mannered youth. We raised him proper, no issues. Cashie wasn’t in any gang,” Auguste’s father, Lucas Auguste, said at the Tuesday evening vigil, hosted by Lorna Antwi, a city councillor candidate in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek.

“So, we did our job, but I feel the system and the government failed our kid.”

Victim attended North York high school

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) shared a letter penned to high school students that confirmed the 17-year-old was a student at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute in North York, near where the shooting occurred.

“Unfortunately, I am writing with some very sad news this evening. Shortly after the end of school this afternoon, one of our students tragically lost their [lives] following a shooting in the community,” read a statement issued to students on Monday.

“We are deeply saddened by what has occurred and our thoughts and heartfelt condolences go out to the families and individuals impacted.”

This incident comes two decades after 15-year-old Jordan Manners was gunned down in a hallway at the same North York high school.

“This just shows there’s a deeper issue. We need recreational programs. We need the support from the government to really pour back into recreational supports and build the system,” Antwi said. “What happened here yesterday shouldn’t have happened.”

Auguste’s death is the 24th homicide of 2026. Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Toronto Crime Stoppers.

“The family needs justice,” Antwi said.