Vigil held for Surrey, B.C., teen shot dead by police [Video]

Friends and family of a teen who was fatally shot by police in Surrey, B.C., held a candlelight vigil Thursday night to honour his memory.

B.C.’s police watchdog said it’s investigating the RCMP-involved shooting, which occurred after police responded to reports of a person “armed with a firearm” in a schoolyard on Sunday afternoon. 

Friends and family have identified the victim as 15-year-old Chase de Balinhard. 

On Thursday night, members of the community gathered at the site of the shooting near the intersection of 185th Street and 70th Avenue. 

WATCH | Community holds vigil for young teen: Family and friends of Chase de Balinhard, the 15-year-old who was shot and killed after a confrontation with Surrey police on Sunday, gather to remember the teen at a vigil in the Clayton Heights neighbourhood.

The teen’s parents addressed the crowd, with Chase’s mother saying her son, who had autism, was holding an unloaded BB gun. 

“He made a mistake,” his …