Community members and leaders, as well as police, gathered Friday evening to discuss community safety after a home invasion last weekend that left a "God-fearing" teenager dead. 

Among those gathered were the parents of 17-year-old Jaime Adao Jr., Imelda and Jaime. They said the attack has left the boy's grandmother, who was also home at the time of the attack, severely traumatized. 

Both parents called for justice once again, while others expressed fear.

The meeting was organized by Leila Castro and other members of 204 Neighbourhood Watch, a Filipino community patrol group. Some members of the group said that people do not feel safe anymore in their own homes.

Police Chief Danny Smyth said that he understands the concerns and fears of community members. "We're a community in grieving, and there's a lot of grieving going on here, right now," Smyth said as he began to talk.

At the same time, he tried to reassure citizens that the city is safe.

Smyth says that investigators believe that the suspect had used meth before the home invasion. He said toxicology reports still need to come in to confirm that, however.

The police chief says that this attack will be a 'benchmark' in Winnipeg's growing meth crisis. 

Smyth also called Jaime Jr. a brave young man, describing how the teenager called 911 as the home invasion began, and calmly stayed on the line.

Police officers that attended the scene and the 911 operator who took the call are all struggling as a result, according to Smyth.

"We're sorry that we weren't able to get there even 10 seconds sooner," Smyth said looking at the Adaos. "But what I can tell you is we are family, and Jaime will have justice."

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for the family to help with funeral costs.