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Lordy Exantus says several members of the family, including her son Quentin Dorsainvil, went to a concert at the Bronson Centre Sunday night. Quentin was shot and killed shortly after the concert ended, leaving his family struggling with his loss.

With her youngest child gone forever following a fatal Sunday night shooting in Centretown, Lordy Exantus finds herself second-guessing the things she did or did not do during her son’s unexpectedly brief life.

Quentin Dorsainvil, 17, was a promising football player born in Ottawa who dreamed of playing in the NFL and transferred earlier this year to a high school in Miami in the hopes of securing a scholarship for college ball. 

Known as “Q” to his friends and family, Dorsainvil had a healthy appetite for food and life, according to Exantus. Before his recent Sept. 6 birthday, they talked about getting him a cake, but he wound up going …

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