“Everyone he met loved him, his laugh and his smile was enough to make everyone around him laugh,” she said.

“He lived a good life that’s for sure and left so many people behind that love and care for him dearly. His death (was) a big shock to a lot of people, my heart breaks every minute for the pain his family is going through at this time. I’m glad I got the chance to meet him throughout his lifetime and share so many good memories of him.”

Brandone Lee Smith said he knew Anthony since he was 13 and said he would help out his friends without asking for anything in return.

"He was an great dude,” he said. “He always treated me and everyone around him like family.”

Smith said Anthony loved music and was “always happy making people laugh.”

The OPP are continuing its investigation under the director of Det. Insp. Paula Milne of the criminal investigation branch.

Members of the OPP’s Emergency Response Team were at the scene Tuesday, searching the area adjacent to the housing complex, which is operated by the County of Simcoe.

Paramedics and the OPP would not comment on whether any other individuals were taken to hospital after the incident.

Tammy Patchell lives next door to the unit that is cordoned off by police and said she heard noises at about 1 a.m. Tuesday.

“I had someone come knocking on my door. I didn't let them in, and next thing you know, I hear three noises, which I thought were gunshots, glass breaking, yelling and screaming,” she said.

When Patchell woke up later that morning, she looked out her window and saw a body in the adjacent yard.

Patchell said she thought the person was drunk, until she saw the blood.

“They actually just covered a body about an hour ago,” she said in an interview about 10 a.m., on Tuesday.

In a news release, the OPP reminded the public to be “vigilant of their surroundings and personal safety at all times.”

Police say they are continuing their efforts to identify a third unknown male who is believed to be at the residence at the time of the incident.

Patchell said the incident has left her shaken.

“It’s pretty scary,” she said. “I have lived here for years and I think it’s one of the best buildings. We’ve never had any issues.”

Rebecca Drane also lives in the complex and said while she didn’t hear gunshots, she could hear barking dogs and screaming the night of the incident.

Drane is worried about the lack of information being released about the incident and the safety of the area, noting many children live in the complex.

“I am concerned for my family’s safety,” she said.

The bodies of both men were taken from the scene approximately 12 hours after the incident, and were in the possession of the coroner's office. Cheryl Maher, Issues Manager for the Office of the Chief Coroner, stated in an email she could not confirm when the autopsies will be conducted “given the number of cases presently.”

— With files from Ian Adams and the Toronto Star

Editor’s note: A correction was made to this story on Jan. 25, 2019. Mr. Smith has known Mr. Anthony since he was 13, not for 13 years. Simcoe.com regrets the error.