The death of an 18-year-old in Regent Park left neighbours reeling on Tuesday, but the shooting did not come as a surprise to the teen’s father.

“He was a bad guy,” Nicholas Yombo’s father, Christian, told reporters outside his River St. townhouse.

He said he knew his son had been involved in drugs. “I tried to talk to him but he didn’t listen. Now he has paid the price.”

Yombo was known as Frenchie to his friends and police confirmed he had a lengthy rap sheet, including drug-related charges.

His mug shot was taken two days after his 18th birthday for theft-related charges.

Police also said Yombo was stabbed last week, but wouldn’t comment on whether this attack was related to his death on Monday.

So far, police have not released any suspect information, leaving residents feeling unsafe.

“I’m sick. I couldn’t sleep last night,” said Ulric Cain, who has known the teen and his family for nearly a decade.

A 15-year Regent Park resident, Cain said it was the first time such violence has occurred so close to his home — three doors away.

“It’s like a sickness. It was very quiet here for about three years and now all of a sudden there has been a lot of trouble,” he said, referring to the spate of fatal shootings in recent months.

Yombo lived with his father, an older sister who attends university and a 15-year-old brother.

Two other sisters and two brothers live in Montreal with the slain teen’s mother, neighbours said.

“He was a nice boy. A good boy,” said Lol Mohammed, who met Yombo and his father when they moved into their townhouse about eight years ago from Montreal. The family is originally from Cameroon.

“His father taught French for free to adults and kids at the community centre,” Mohammed said.

“I couldn’t believe when I heard what happened. I feel very sorry for his family,” she added.

Yombo’s father, though, didn’t seem to want the sympathy.

“I feel good,” he told reporters.

With files from Liam Casey