A teen victim of the weekend shooting rampage at the landmark Eaton Centre had surgery for a gunshot wound to his head, and is in critical but stable condition.

The teen’s parents, who have asked for privacy, released a statement through Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, thanking the doctors and paramedics.

“After complicated neurosurgery, we are happy to say that he is doing well, all things considered; he is alert and talking. It will be a long healing process, but we are optimistic that he will recover.”

The 13-year-old boy of Port Hope, Ont., had been enjoying an afternoon going to a movie with his mom and older sister when they got caught up in the bloody food-court mayhem.

Doctors had removed a piece of his skull to relieve swelling and were keeping him in an induced coma at SickKids as his parents and sister, 15, and other close family members maintained a bedside vigil, a relative said earlier Monday.

“He has moved his arms and legs — that’s a good sign,” the relative, who asked not to be named, told The Canadian Press.

“As far as anything else, no one knows.”

The relative said it was still too early to know exactly what the boy’s prognosis would be.

However, she said the entire family was still in shock.

“This has hit very close to home,” the relative said.

“It’s devastating. You never think something like this is going to happen to your family.”

Seven other people were injured in the Saturday shooting including Ahmed Hassan, 24, who died instantly. The others were released from hospital except the boy and another man, 23, who suffered several shots to his neck and chest.

Trinity College School confirmed in a statement Monday that the boy attends the school in Port Hope, about an hour’s drive east of Toronto.

School representatives have been in touch with the family to offer their support, “and we are encouraged by the news that our student’s condition is now stable.”

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the student and his family,” the statement said.

With files from CityNews.ca