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Vigil honours shooting victim’s memory

Nov 17, 2017 | 9:18 AM

Family, friends, and community members gathered Thursday evening in Meadow Lake to remember Kegan McCallum by participating in a candlelight vigil walk. The 17-year-old died in hospital Monday, Nov. 13 after being shot in a home on Meadow Lake’s west side.

A 15-year-old male suspect was arrested in North Battleford yesterday, and is charged with manslaughter, public mischief, and possession of a prohibited loaded firearm. He will appear in court on Monday, Nov. 20, and cannot be named due to provisions under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Organizers planned the event as a means to ‘take Kegan home’ to his family’s residence on the east side, as he was fatally shot at a friend’s house. Before the walk began, a drum group played a pair of memorial songs.

His aunt Amber Barthel said he would often visit the home and frequently asked to be picked up afterwards.