Toronto Police say an 8-year-old boy has died after being struck and killed by a stray bullet while he was sleeping in his bed early Saturday.

Police said shots rang out in the Martha Eaton Way and Trethewey Drive area at around 12:30 a.m.

One of those gunshots struck a young boy, identified by police and family, as Jahvai Roy, 8.

Despite life-saving measures, police said Roy was pronounced dead in hospital.

“What’s happened here is a cowardly, disgusting act of violence,” said Det. Sgt. Jason Davis.

“The saddest part of this is this young boy was in bed, at home, when this happened. He was in his home, the safest place that you can be with your family in bed when he was struck by a stray bullet,” Davis said.

A family spokesperson said Roy was lying down at home with his mother when

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