Investigation continues after boy, 5, falls to his death from Edmonton apartment building

Wallis Snowdon · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 07, 2025 12:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 7

Police proceed to analyse aft a five-year-old boy, being remembered arsenic a agleam and gentle soul, died successful a autumn from an Edmonton flat gathering past week.

Keyeron Nure fell to his decease past Wednesday from The Pinnacle gathering successful the country of 121st Street and 101st Avenue.  

The Ethiopian Canadian Community Association successful Edmonton said its members are coming unneurotic to enactment the boy's family. 

The relation described death of young Keyeron Nure arsenic a devastating nonaccomplishment that has been felt by the entire community.

"Our hearts are broken," the relation said successful a connection shared with CBC News Monday.

"The grief his household is experiencing is unimaginable, and arsenic a community, we mourn alongside them.

"We connection our deepest condolences and widen our love, strength, and prayers to his parents and loved ones." 

WATCH | Edmonton constabulary accidental they're investigating the fall:

The household has asked for privateness arsenic they grieve but is thankful for the community's support, the relation said. 

The association opened their doors to the household and chap mourners connected Sunday. They are present collecting donations connected behalf of the bereaved family.

"Every enactment of kindness and enactment volition assistance transportation this household done their darkest hour," the connection reads. 

"May Keyeron's axenic and gentle psyche remainder successful eternal peace." 

'Incredibly hard moment'

Police said the kid fell from the rooftop of an flat building, but declined to supply further details connected the child's decease oregon the presumption of the investigation.

Property absorption institution Hazelview Properties confirmed the gathering wherever the kid died was its high-rise flat building, The Pinnacle.

Company officials described the boy's decease arsenic heartbreaking. They person offered escaped counselling services to the household and residents of the building. 

"We are heartbroken to corroborate that a tragic incidental occurred astatine The Pinnacle, wherever a young kid fell from an precocious level and sadly mislaid his life," Atiya Khan, manager of selling and communications for Hazelview Properties, said successful a statement.

"Our deepest and astir heartfelt condolences spell retired to the child's household and loved ones during this unimaginable time." 

Company officials said they person been co-operating with authorities arsenic they analyse the circumstances surrounding the child's death.

The institution said it would not beryllium providing further details connected the incident out of respect for the family's privateness and the ongoing investigation. 

"At this stage, we person nary denotation to judge that the incidental was caused by immoderate structural contented oregon defect with the building. All balconies astatine the spot conscionable the information requirements acceptable retired successful the gathering code," Khan wrote. 

Company officials said the boy's decease has been felt wide among residents.

"This is an incredibly hard infinitesimal for the full community."