Some parents and caregivers in the North End are taking extra precautions to protect their children in the wake of a shooting spree last weekend.
Police continue to look for suspects after two men were fatally shot and a teenage girl wounded.
Some parents are making changes to their Halloween plans as a result and said they will not be allowing their children to go door-to-door for trick-or-treating.
"Not around here. It's not safe around her anymore," said parent Doris Monkman. "I can't even take my kids outside anymore because you never know when gunfire is going to go off."
The Indian & Métis Friendship Centre has stepped in and recently started accepting donations. It plans to put together hundreds of treat bags for kids to come and pick up on Halloween.
The organization is expecting nearly 500 kids from the area to stop by on Oct. 31.
"We've had organizations dropping off boxes of chocolate, money donations," said Mark Fleming, executive director for the centre.
Donations are still being accepted at the centre, located at 45 Robinson Street, prior to Oct. 31.
Parents can bring their children to the centre on Oct. 31 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to receive the treat bags.
Fleming said the fear residents have following the shootings could take a while to subside.
"I think it's going to take some time. It's going to take a lot of extra police presence. It's going to take a long time of no violence, I think, for people to kind of break out of that," said Fleming.
Police are continuing an increased presence in the neighbourhood, following the shootings, and have named the operation "Project Guardian."
On Thursday night, some residents held a demonstration to take back their streets following the shootings. Residents gathered on Dufferin Avenue, the street where one of the victims was shot last weekend.
- with a report from CTV's Nancy Carlson
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