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The Canadian Press
Posted: Jan 25, 2013 8:41 AM ET
Last Updated: Jan 25, 2013 10:36 AM ET
A nine-year-old Brampton boy who was fatally shot in the head while watching TV was from Hamilton, having moved from the city about five months ago.
Kesean Williams, a Grade 4 student, was shot Wednesday night and died hours later of his injuries in hospital. No arrests have been made yet, but police believe the house in Brampton was targeted.
"It's appalling," said Peel Regional Police Acting Supt. George Koekkoek.
'It's totally unfathomable to think that, as I say, a young child sitting in his home, in the comfort of his own home, that something as tragic as this could happen.'—George Koekkoek, Peel Regional Police
"It's totally unfathomable to think that, as I say, a young child sitting in his home, in the comfort of his own home, that something as tragic as this could happen."
Kesean, his 15-year-old brother and his mother moved in to that house last week. His brother and mother are "obviously devastated," said Koekkoek.
Police don't know who the target may have been, but they are also looking at the previous tenants of that house, Koekkoek said.
"Our information to date and what we've learned thus far leads us to believe that it was the house that was targeted," he said.
"That said, it's early on in the investigation and we're trying to confirm that, so we're open to other things as well, but that's what we believe."
Great, great kid
The notice posted to a cork board by the elevator at Meridian Co-operative Homes, where Kesean Williams and his family lived until September 2012. (Cory Ruf/CBC) Kesean spent his childhood in Hamilton up until September 2012, when his family moved to Brampton. He attended Grade 4 at J. Edgar Davey Elementary School and played in the Central City Soccer League. According to a Facebook post on his memorial page, Kesean's team won the championship in 2011.
Shareen Foldowan is a resident of Meridian Cooperative Homes at 185 Ferguson Ave. North in Hamilton, the building where Kesean grew up. "I'm in shock," she told CBC Hamilton.
"Poor little guy, I remember holding him when he was born."
Foldowan called Kesean and his older brother "Great, great kids." She said Kesean's brother often helped her in her garden behind the complex.
A note posted on the building's noticeboard Friday by the management of the building noted that the family were long-time residents, and added, "We feel great sadness at this time."
Appeal to community
Kesean Williams grew up in Hamilton at Meridian Cooperative Homes, at 185 Ferguson Ave. North. (Cory Ruf/CBC) Police seized a taxi at the site of the shooting in Brampton and three people are being interviewed as witnesses, police said.
Police are canvassing the neighbourhood, interviewing hundreds of residents, and already have some preliminary descriptions of people who were seen running from the area.
Peel Regional Police Chief Jennifer Evans urged those people to assist with the investigation in any way they can.
"We rely on our community to join in these efforts and provide any information possible that's going to lead to identification of the person or persons responsible for this horrible crime," she said.
At the time of his death, the boy was a student at Sir Winston Churchill Public School in Brampton. Members of the Peel District School Board's critical incident response team have been sent to the school to provide support to students and staff.
A letter has also been sent home to parents with tips on how to help their children deal with the tragedy.
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