‘I want answers for why my son was killed’: Mother’s plea for shooter to come forward
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A vigil was held Sunday in honour of Joshua Tarnue, the 18-year old who was shot and killed in downtown Kitchener on Aug. 13.
A vigil was held Sunday in honour of Joshua Tarnue, the 18-year old who was shot and killed in downtown Kitchener on Aug. 13.
Family and friends gathered at the Chandler Mowat Community Centre in Kitchener to pay tribute to the city’s latest homicide victim.
“My baby was a good boy, respectful to people,” said Joshua’s mother, Evelyn Woart. “He was a quiet boy. He never fought, he hardly talked for that reason.”
Many close to him are still baffled by the circumstances surrounding Joshua’s passing.
“That’s something that we’ve never really experienced in our community. We’ve never had to handle this kind of situation,” said Gapita Sarplah Massaquoi, the spokesperson for the Liberian community within Waterloo region.
“So with that kind of news and especially knowing that Joshua was safe and okay the day before. That was really strange. It was just really shocking to be honest,” she added.
According to Woart, Joshua was born in Liberia, a country located in West Africa.
