Residents of Toronto鈥檚 Danforth Avenue gathered for a prayer service on Monday night to mourn the victims of a shooting that left three people dead, including the gunman, and 13 wounded.

The mood on the normally bustling street lined with restaurants, patios and boutiques was solemn after it was reopened by police. Candles, flowers and messages of support were left at various places along the street where gunshots were fired on Sunday night.

Toronto Mayor John Tory joined members of the Greektown neighbourhood at a local church for the prayer service just steps from where the shooting took place.

鈥淚t was a church hall filled with love and many prayers were said for everybody,鈥� said Tory, who walked along Danforth to speak with pedestrians and people sitting on patios after leaving the church.

鈥淚 felt that it was important to come out and not give in to fear,鈥� said Laila Hawrylyshyn, who attended both the prayer service and the walk down Danforth. 鈥淚 was out earlier today and it was very eerie and I just decided that this is about community more than anything.鈥�

Residents had written messages of support, prayers and calls to end gun violence on scaffolding that had 鈥淒anforth Strong鈥� spray painted in large letters.

A few steps away, people gathered at a fountain to leave flowers, notes and candles. Messages written in chalk around the fountain read 鈥淕reek town strong鈥� and 鈥淲e will not be afraid.鈥�

At one restaurant where the shattered front windows were being replaced, a couple hugged each other and placed a bouquet of flowers next to stuffed animals and a pink balloon.

Police had earlier identified 18-year-old Reese Fallon as the Toronto woman who died in the shooting. Fallon was about to begin studying nursing at Hamilton鈥檚 McMaster University in September.

Jessica Harrison said she went to school with Fallon and that she attended the prayer service and vigil to remember her. She said she was devastated when she heard that Fallon had been killed.

鈥淚 think everybody is pretty shocked,鈥漵he said.

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A GoFundMe page raising money for a $5,000 annual scholarship fund in Fallon鈥檚 honour had raised over $10,000 by Tuesday morning. The money will to a graduate of Malvern Collegiate 鈥� the high school Fallon graduated from last month 鈥� entering a nursing program.

Police said the family of the second victim, a 10-year-old girl, did not want her name released at this time.

Investigators said six women and seven men ranging in age from 17 to 59 suffered injuries ranging from minor to serious in the shooting.

Ontario鈥檚 police watchdog identified the alleged shooter as 29-year-old Faisal Hussain, who died at the scene after a exchange of gunfire with police.

Hussain鈥檚 parents said Monday that they were devastated by their son鈥檚 鈥渟enseless violence.鈥� had struggled with psychosis and depression his entire life.

Alanna Rizza , The Canadian Press

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