Karanveer Sahota, 16, died of his injuries on Friday after spending a week in hospital.
He was affectionately known as Karan, the second youngest in the family to enjoy making music and playing basketball.
“Our family is devastated,” cousin Monica Bins told CTV News Edmonton.
Binns said Sahota was at a bus stop outside McNally High School on April 8 when he was attacked by several young men.
“They hit him with something and also stabbed his main organs,” said Shivleen Sidhu, another cousin.  “It repeats over and over again how scared he must have been. How much pain he must have had (in) and how much he would rather be alone at home with his mom.”
On Sunday, the Edmonton Police Department said a “number” of suspected youths had been identified and that further information about the investigation was “forthcoming”.
Karanveer Sahota, 16, enjoyed playing basketball and making his own music, family members told CTV News Edmonton.

“HE WAS SO GOOD CHILD”

The autopsy is scheduled for April 20, which will determine the cause of death and will take place a few days before the planned funeral of the boy.
“The last people he saw were the men, the boys, who did this to him, and that’s not fair,” Binns said.  “I think every 16-year-old who is going to die this way should die with people around him who love him, not in the middle of a field.”
Sidhu said family members were shocked to hear what happened in Sahota.
“For three, four days, we did not really understand,” Sidhu said.  “We were planning how to deal with the consequences of everything and how to support our little cousin.”
“We thought he would leave,” Binns added.
Binns said her cousin was someone who cared for his family and tried to help out at home.
“He cooked for his mom and sister. He would cook for his friends when they came,” Binns said.  “All he cared about was taking care of his sister and his mom.
“He was such a good kid,” he added.  “He never gave her (his mom) any reason to worry.”
Karanveer Sahota cousins ​​Monica Binns (left) and Shivleen Sidhu (right) speak to CTV News Edmonton.
Sahota’s cousins ​​say much of their treatment will be in the hands of the judiciary, as well as in seeking answers.
“One question I’ll ask those who did it: ‘Tell me why you did it,'” Binn said.