Holly Indridson, 38, has joined a club nobody wants to belong to.

Shesa国际传媒檚 yet another parent whosa国际传媒檚 lost a beloved child to mindless violence in Surrey.

sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檝e been through so many losses and this one, itsa国际传媒檚 crushed my will to live but I have to live, you know,sa国际传媒� she says, less than three days after her 17-year-old son, Ethan Bespflug, died in hospital after being fatally stabbed April 11 while riding a bus in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard.

Before Tuesday night, when he texted that he was scared and threatened by other passengers, Ethan had never complained about riding bus or SkyTrain.

sa国际传媒淗im and his friend would take the bus and SkyTrain, theysa国际传媒檇 take it downtown, theysa国际传媒檇 go to Brentwood Mall, theysa国际传媒檇 go to Metrotown, they utilized it so they could explore their surroundings and their world you know, as teenagers would. I donsa国际传媒檛 think at any time he felt unsafe and for this to happen on the bussa国际传媒�,sa国际传媒� Indridson, an Abbotsford resident, trails off.

Authorities from Premier David Eby on down have expressed outrage at her sonsa国际传媒檚 homicide and have promised enhanced police patrols on public transit in its wake.

sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檓 hoping that they can put more security,sa国际传媒� Indridson says of this. sa国际传媒淲hen I was younger, there was a security guard or a transit police on the bus itself, when I was like 17.

sa国际传媒淚 thought there would be a lot more,sa国际传媒� she says.

TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn vented about the crime during an in Surrey on Friday,

sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檓 angry, wesa国际传媒檙e really angry, Isa国际传媒檓 very frustrated, Isa国际传媒檓 bothered by these events and as a parent of two transit-riding kids, every single day, I am concerned,sa国际传媒� he said. sa国际传媒淲e will not allow criminals or those who want to commit crimes to come onto our system.sa国际传媒�

TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn goes "off script" about violence on public transit during presser in Surrey on Friday.

sa国际传媒� Tom Zytaruk (@tomzytaruk)

sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檒l say as a father, I will say I was particularly shocked regarding the fatal stabbing of a teenager aboard one of our buses and our sincere condolences are with that young mansa国际传媒檚 family,sa国际传媒� Quinn said.

sa国际传媒淥ur Transit Police have already stepped up patrols in crime hot spots and the forthcoming 24 community safety officers will allow police to further focus their efforts on criminal activity. Wesa国际传媒檙e always looking for new ways to improve safety on transit and I want to emphasize that if anyone feels unsafe on our system they should immediately text Transit Police at any time at 87-7777.sa国际传媒�

More from TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn on recent violence on public transit.

sa国际传媒� Tom Zytaruk (@tomzytaruk)

Indridson says two GoFundMe campaigns will help her surviving children and help put Ethan to rest. By Friday afternoon, by her sister-in-law Andrea Van Der Gracht had already raised $19,485 dollars another aunt, Daphni Miller, had by Friday afternoon raised $16,931.

sa国际传媒淭he outpouring of support and just people that are messaging me that are just, I donsa国际传媒檛 know them, but other mothers that are messaging me, the family, the friends, people I havensa国际传媒檛 talked to since high school, itsa国际传媒檚 just amazing how communities come together but I just wish it wasnsa国际传媒檛 under these circumstances,sa国际传媒� Indridson says. sa国际传媒淚 can feel it and I know Ethan is smiling down because that itsa国际传媒檚 what he would want in this type of situation, for his family not to feel alone and feel love and support.sa国际传媒�

Her younger children sa国际传媒渁re devastated.

sa国际传媒淢y kids were all very close, they got along well, theresa国际传媒檚 very large age gaps between some of them. They connected in such a way that to me it was magical watching them together and Ethan was the largest piece of the puzzle.sa国际传媒�

Homicide detectives are in contact with her.

At this time of writing a suspect had not been identified.

sa国际传媒淭heysa国际传媒檙e trying to not overwhelm me,sa国际传媒� she says of police. sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檝e asked everyone to not tell me anything because I cannot handle it, you know. So they came over and they told me itsa国际传媒檚 going well. Thatsa国际传媒檚 all, for me, that I can take at this time because I donsa国际传媒檛 want it to be real. Isa国际传媒檓 in shock.sa国际传媒�

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