Family, friends and Ottawa’s football community are mourning the death of a teenager, killed in a Sunday evening shooting in the city’s Centretown neighbourhood.
Quentin Dorsainvil, 17, of Ottawa died after a shooting in the area of Percy and Nepean streets.
Dorsainvil was a lineman and wore #99 for the Kanata Knights Football, said its president Tina Stevens. He had been with the club since 2017 and moved to Florida after the 2023 season to pursue football in the United States, she said.
“He was just a really great kid, a gentle giant,” Stevens said. “He was very well-liked, especially with the younger kids.”
The Cumberland Panthers posted a tribute on their Instagram Story Monday in his honour.
“A lot of us are hurting today after hearing about our brother Big Q,” it said. “Rest easy Q. We love you and will miss you dearly.”
It said coaches will be …