Hamilton’s Rwandan-Canadian neighborhood and relations of a person who was fatally shot by police Saturday are holding a vigil Thursday night to mourn and demand solutions for particulars surrounding his dying.
Neighborhood members launched a press release Monday, studying that the march and vigil being held at Hamilton Metropolis Corridor at 6 p.m. in honour of 43-year-old Erixon Kabera.
“During the vigil, Erixon’s family and the Rwandan-Canadian community will be speaking directly to their demands,” reads the press launch.
Hamilton police responded to an residence constructing at 1964 Foremost St. West round 5 p.m. Saturday as a result of a resident advised them there was a person at their door believed to be in possession of a handgun.
As soon as on scene, Hamilton police mentioned the incident on the fifth ground of the constructing led to 1 officer being transported to hospital with non-life-threatening accidents, whereas Kabera had been taken to hospital with life-threatening accidents. He was pronounced deceased at 12:47 a.m. Sunday.
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Conflicting studies from police providers
The circumstances surrounding Kabera’s dying grew to become muddled following conflicting studies from Ontario’s high police watchdog and Hamilton police.
Hamilton police posted on X round 6:30 p.m. Saturday that an officer was injured after responding to the 911 name, the place he was confronted by a person with a firearm.
Hamilton Police are investigating after an officer was injured after responding to a 911 name, the place he was confronted by a male with a firearm.
The officer has been transported to hospital with non-life-threatening accidents.
An grownup male has additionally been transported to hospital…
— Hamilton Police (@HamiltonPolice) November 9, 2024
The Particular Investigations Unit (SIU) initially reported round 10 p.m. that there was an alternate of gunfire and so they invoked their mandate to analyze.
It clarified practically 24 hours later that Kabera didn’t discharge a firearm, however quite two Hamilton cops had fired their firearms and hit Kabera.
The SIU then confirmed with CHCH Information on Monday {that a} reproduction firearm had been recovered from the scene.
Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergen launched a press release Wednesday, saying that after their preliminary social media put up on Saturday, all data launched since then was from the SIU.
Bergen additional clarified that police didn’t say gunfire was “exchanged” and they didn’t launch Kabera’s identify.
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The demand for extra particulars and readability
A buddy of Kabera advised CHCH Information that the main points of the incident wanted to be extra clear.
“We need transparency. We need accountability. We need information,” Josephine Murphy mentioned in an interview with CHCH Information Wednesday.
“We demand information and we deserve information so people know the Erixon that we know.”
In accordance with Murphy and the neighborhood assertion, Kabera was a father of three boys and was a “gentle soul.”
Along with the rally at metropolis corridor Thursday night, a GoFundMe marketing campaign has been arrange for Kabera’s household.
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