Man shot dead in random attack in northwest Toronto remembered as 'angel on Earth'

TorontoA man who was gunned down in what police have called an indiscriminate attack in northwest Toronto was remembered Saturday as a quiet and respectful man who was working hard to support his family in Ghana.The Canadian PressSome who attended the Saturday vigil brought flowers, others wore shirts with Adu Boakye's photo on them to pay their respects.

Richardson Adorsu, one of Boakye's friends, described him as a family man who loved children and could always be counted on for good advice. "He is the breadwinner of the family….he came to seek a greener pasture so he could also get something for his family, now look what happened to him in Canada," Tewiah said in an interview with CBC News Saturday from Ghana.

He said Boakye was someone who never got angry. "Always, he was smiling and he was always quiet," he said. An online fundraiser to help Boakye's family attend his funeral in Canada had raised more than $25,000 by Saturday afternoon. Coffie said the government should also step in to support Boakye's grieving family.Police have said the attacks were carried out randomly by the same suspect or suspects. They said the victims didn't know each other or the suspect, nor were they involved in gang activity or anything similar.

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