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RSS FeedsToronto remembers Danforth shooting victims, Julianna Kozis and Reese Fallon, at sunset vigil
(The Star Environment)

 
 

23 july 2019 10:16:07

 
Toronto remembers Danforth shooting victims, Julianna Kozis and Reese Fallon, at sunset vigil
(The Star Environment)
 


For minutes, it was just the clanging of the bells, the pattering of rain and the quiet lull of the fountain at Alexander the Great Parkette. At sundown Monday night, mourners packed the square at the heart of a busy stretch of Danforth known as Greektown, some holding candles and wiping away tears as they marked a grim anniversary: one year since shots rang out and forever altered the community, and the city. Bells from St. Barnabas on the Danforth Anglican church tolled in memory of 10-year-old Julianna Kozis and 18-year-old Reese Fallon, both killed when lone gunman Faisal Hussain opened fire along the street. Trees in the parkette were covered with flowers, photographs and cards, including one in the shape of a butterfly with Fallon’s name on it that read: “Always Remembered, Never Forgotten. Loved Beyond Measure.”Alexander the Great Parkette was where it all began on that warm summer night, where Hussain first drew his handgun and unleashed his bullets starting at 9:56 p.m., targeting friends, families and neighbours out enjoying a warm summer evening.By the end of his rampage, after he had walked west on Danforth Ave. shooting at those strolling the street or gathered in restaurants or patios, Hussain had killed Kozis and Fallon and injured 13 others.Rev. Walter Kelly, with Toronto Paramedic Services, told those gathered they could help reclaim the night by gathering together to remember those whose lives were claimed or forever altered. “Who would have imagined that the dynamic, exciting summer night on the Danforth would be lit up with emergency lights?” Kelly asked. “And the wonderful music of joy would be drowned out with the sound of sirens of emergency vehicles?”Kelly thanked those who congregated in the Parkette, even amid sporadic rain, for being there. “Your presence makes a difference,” he said. He read out the names of the “incredible survivors” — those who were injured, in ...


 
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