Grief counsellors are at Perth and District Collegiate Institute in Perth, Ont. today, as family, friends and the community mourn the death of 15-year-old Reese Stanzel.
Ontario Provincial Police say officers located a body in the area of North Street North and Sherbrooke Street East, on the outskirts of Perth, on Friday afternoon.
Another person was arrested at a home in the area. On Saturday, police announced a 16-year-old is facing a charge of second-degree murder.
A small memorial was set up on Monday near the area where Stanzel’s body was found, with bouquets of flowers.
A memorial in Perth, Ont. for Reese Stanzel. (Jack Richardson/CTV News Ottawa)
Cherie Selena-Hucul paid her respects at Stanzel’s vigil on Monday afternoon. She says her daughter went to school with Stanzel.
“Everybody in the community is talking about it, very upset,” Selena-Hucul said.
“This type of stuff doesn’t really happen around Perth.”
A GoFundMe page has been set up to support Reese …