Jack Meldrum was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The 15-year-old Mississauga boy was stabbed to death late Saturday night in a senseless robbery gone awry near Sherway Gardens in the city’s west end.
Cops say Meldrum died in hospital late Saturday.
Two other males were also injured in the incident, with one undergoing surgery.
The tragedy — one of a trio of weekend homicides — has left his family reeling.
“This is the most confusing, surreal, emotional experience that I could imagine any family going through,” aunt Kelly Meldrum wrote on Facebook.
“I am at a complete loss for words. Jack Meldrum we will all miss you.”
Described as having a keen sense of humour and a kind way with younger relatives, his aunt added: “you will be part of our lives forever.”
His father Steve Meldrum called his son’s murder “a senseless act of violence.”
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and will appear in court Tuesday.
The accused’s name cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Detectives are appealing to anyone who may have seen Jack Meldrum or have information about his whereabouts on Aug. 18 to call them.
Meanwhile, trigger-happy thugs were at it again Sunday night.
A young man is in hospital in life-threatening condition after being shot in Rexdale, near Finch Ave. and Humber College Blvd.
Paramedics told CP24 they found the man in the area suffering from “penetrative trauma” or in layman’s terms, a gunshot wound.
He is currently in stable condition and detectives are looking for three suspects who may have fled in a dark-coloured sedan.
Across town in Dorset Park, a man in his 30s was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was shot following a dispute at some sort of gathering.
The incident occurred around 10:35 p.m. Sunday in the Kennedy Rd.-Elesmere Ave. area.
The latest shootings mark the end of a particularly violent weekend as homicides in the city appear poised to shatter records.
So far, there have been 63 murders in Toronto.
Twenty-three of those murders are currently listed on the TPS website as unsolved.
Of the trio of weekend murders, police made two arrests.
Michael Colastosti, 31, of Toronto is charged with first-degree murder as well as attempted murder in the stabbing death of his grandmother, Elena Marcucci, 84.
Cops say Marcucci had lived alone with her wheelchair-bound husband, John, on a quiet, tree-lined suburban street in north Etobicoke for decades.
Their grandson — who occasionally cut the couple’s lawn — had recently moved in.
So far, it isn’t known what triggered the violence. The Marcucci’s caregiver — believed to be in her 30s — was also severely injured in the stabbing.
A shooting in Corktown also left a man dead. The victim was found with a bullet wound to his head at an apartment building on Adelaide St., near Parliament St.
So far cops won’t say whether the victim was targeted but the killing has the earmarks of a gangland hit.
The suspect was described as a white male, wearing a black jacket, pants and a baseball cap.
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