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Gun violence is on the rise in Canada. In parts of the Greater Toronto Area, it’s a record-breaking year

Melanie Ward remembers the moment she learned her son was dead with haunting clarity.

“I just dropped to my knees and screamed,” she said.

Her son, Alexander Circiumaru, was on his way to an appointment in downtown Hamilton earlier this year but never made it.

The 19-year-old was shot multiple times in broad daylight on March 6 in what Hamilton police believe was a targeted attack. Circiumaru was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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