Dozens gathered Friday morning at Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square, demanding politicians take gun violence more seriously after an eight-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet while in bed last weekend.

Jahvai Roy, who has been described by friends and family as a compassionate and kind child, was killed in his North York bed just after midnight on Saturday.

The executive director of the ENAGB Indigenous youth agency that organized the event says the rally's aim is to keep the boy's name alive and address the impacts of gun violence. Cynthia Bell says her organization has launched a petition calling on all levels of government to make changes in the way they deal with gun violence.

The petition includes suggestions like bail reforms to ensure violent offenders are not released and i

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