Why the spike in gun violence among youth is no surprise to the people trying to help them

[ASFN Admin]

It's an attack that has left a school, community and a city shaken — the fatal shooting of Grade 12 student Jahiem Robinson in what police described as an "execution" inside his school. The accused is a 14 year old who police can't name under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. It's not the first killing in recent months involving young people. Earlier this week, Toronto police said one third of homicides in the first two months of this year involved victims or accused under the age of 20. Police sa

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