More than 150 people crammed a sweltering recreation centre in Brampton on Sunday, June 24, with the hope of finding a solution to escalating incidents of violence involving youth.

About 200 others had to be turned away from Jim Archdekin Recreation Centre by security guards because the room had been filled to capacity.

People milled around outside, some sitting in cars, while others pressed themselves against the front door, with the hopes of getting into Sunday’s town hall meeting and panel discussion on youth violence.

The event was organized by the Ontario Gurdwara Committee and United Sikhs in response to growing concern from the community as social media videos have gone viral, depicting people engaging in violent acts in the middle of the streets and parking lots in Brampton, mostly near the Sheridan College Davis Campus.