Nixon Nirmalendran, who was fighting for his life since the Eaton Centre shooting on June 2, died from his injuries Monday night.

Nirmalendran, 22, was gunned down along with Ahmed Hassan, 24, in the mall’s food court. The attack left him in grave condition with bullet wounds to his neck and chest.

The alleged shooter, 23-year-old Christopher Husbands, is currently charged with one count of first-degree murder, for Hassan’s death, and six counts of attempted murder.

A post-mortem examination is scheduled for Tuesday, police said. Charges against Husbands could be upgraded depending on the results.

The other victim of the shooting lingering in hospital, a 13-year-old boy who was shot in the head, was released Sunday. His condition improved after what his family described last week as “complicated surgery.”

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“He’s home with his family. That’s excellent news,’’ Toronto police Const. Tony Vella said Monday.

Police have revealed that Nirmalendran, Hassan and Husbands were believed to be all part of the same gang, later identified as the Sic Thugs which operated in and around Regent Park.

Nirmalendran, who went by the nickname “Nix,” lived a troubled life for years and had a long rap sheet.

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Nirmalendran was one credit short of his high school diploma and was about to reapply to Centennial College’s Child and Youth Program, according to lawyer Christopher Assie, who has represented him on various charges since 2007.

In the past five years, Nirmalendran was in and out of jail.

On Oct. 31, 2007, he took part in an attempted robbery in which an associate of his, Alwy Al-Nadhir, 18, was shot to death after police were called. Al-Nadhir and Nirmalendran were trying to rob a 25-year-old victim and two friends at gunpoint at about 9:30 p.m. outside the pool entrance at Riverdale Park.

Nirmalendran was using an imitation firearm, his lawyer said.

After Al-Nadhir’s death, Nirmalendran paid tribute to his friend by getting the name “Alwy” and a likeness of his face tattooed on his shoulder.

While serving time in the Don Jail, Nirmalendran was implicated in the death of another inmate on Jan. 2, 2010.

Nirmalendran was charged with second-degree murder along with several other inmates after Kevon Phillip, 24, was found in a prisoner's area with obvious signs of trauma. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.

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Those murder charges against Nirmalendran were later withdrawn after his counsel argued there was no evidence he was directly involved in the attack.

Instead, in Dec. 2011, he was committed to stand trial on manslaughter charges. Those charges were ultimately withdrawn by the Crown.

He was not facing any outstanding charges.

Nirmalendran appeared to be involved in dealing drugs from his Regent Park residence, where he lived with his mother, father and two younger brothers. However, Assie, his lawyer, said there was never any evidence to suggest Nirmalendran was a member of the Sic Thugs gang, or any other gang.

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With files from Donovan Vincent and Yamri Taddese

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