A young man, who died after being stabbed in downtown Âé¶čAV Monday night, is being remembered as a âsuper nice guyâ with a great sense of humour.
Esa Carriere, 23, was from Mississauga, Ont. and had just started a new job in Âé¶čAV working in the kitchen at Kelly OâBryanâs restaurant on Bernard Avenue.
Tragically, on Canada Day, he became the first murder victim in Âé¶čAV this year.
According to police, Carriere was fatally stabbed during an altercation at the Queensway bus loop around 10:50 p.m. on July 1. The stabbing occurred just as the annual Canada Day fireworks show ended and the area was flooded with people.
Police are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen something to come forward.
âÂé¶čAV RCMP are looking to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity of City Hall on Queensway across from OâFlanniganâs Liquor Store between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. (July 1)â said Const. Lesley Smith of the Âé¶čAV RCMP.
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Jeff Blower, the general manager at Kelly OâBryans said while Carriere had only been working at the restaurant for less than a week, he seemed like a very nice guy.
âItâs really surprising, just brutal,â said Blower. âI hope that with all the video (surveillance cameras in downtown Âé¶čAV) they will catch the (person responsible).â
Carriereâs friends also took to his Facebook page to express their condolences in the wake of his death.
âRIP friendâ wrote Anton Perera. Connor Morgan simply wrote âRest in Peace.â
A has been started to try and raise approximately $13,000 to ship Carriereâs body back to his family in Mississauga and pay for his funeral.
âIn a time of devastation and grief, we all need friends and family to support us through our losses,â says the GoFundMe page. âEsa Carriere, a loved brother of ours, has passed on into the Mercy of Our Lord. May Allah SWT forgive, bless, and enlighten him in the hereafter.â
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