Toronto Police Lay First Degree Murder Charges, Search for Teen Suspects After 8-Year-Old Shot in North York

A woman holds a sign at an anti-gun violence rally, in the wake of the shooting death of eight-year-old JahVai Roy, outside of City Hall in Toronto on Aug. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor

Toronto police have charged one youth with first degree murder and are searching for two more teens following an investigation into the shooting death of an eight-year-old boy.

JahVai Roy, 8, was shot by a stray bullet while he was in bed at his home on Aug. 16. He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead.