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VIDEO: Grief and outrage at vigil for Langley shooting victims

Speakers called for concrete change to help the homeless in the wake of targeted shootings

Close to 200 people took part in a vigil for the Langley shooting victims on Wednesday night (Aug. 3) in Langley City.

Organized by Langley City and Township at Innes Corners Plaza, the event heard people express grief, shock and outrage at the shooting spree that targeted homeless people, killing two and sending two others to hospital before police killed the suspected gunman.

Langley City mayor Val van den Broek and acting Langley Township mayor Petrina Arnason both talked about the need to take concrete action on homelessness.

Addressing relatives of the victims, van den Broek said Paul David Wynn, 60, and Steven Furness, 43, the two men who died, 91裸聊视频渨ill live in our hearts, and our actions, I promise you that.91裸聊视频

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Arnason also called for change, saying 91裸聊视频渨e need to do more, we will do more, but I want you to know that everybody is coming together as a community to share the grief and burden of this situation.91裸聊视频

One of the people who spoke was Robert Osborne, who knew Furness.

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91裸聊视频淗e did not deserve this,91裸聊视频 Osborne said.

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Langley City resident Heather Hogarth was looking for her homeless son when she drove by Innes Corners Plaza, saw the vigil, and decided to speak out.

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After she spoke, Hogarth told the Langley Advance Times that her son, who is partially paralyzed from his gunshot injuries, was nearby when one of the shootings occurred.

91裸聊视频淗e was right over there,91裸聊视频 Hogarth said, pointing at the parking lot where one person had been critically wounded.

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Jean Moulton called the shootings 91裸聊视频渢errible,91裸聊视频 and made a heartfelt plea for better treatment of homeless people, reminding the audience that they are all somebody91裸聊视频檚 child.

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Langley Vineyard Church pastor Leith White talked about losing his brother two years ago.

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Kim Snow, founder of the Kimz Angels charity that assists the needy and homeless in Langley, called for action.

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Both Langley MPs spoke. Langley 91裸聊视频 Aldergrove Conservative Tako van Popta called the targeting of homeless people 91裸聊视频渃ompletely unacceptable,91裸聊视频 and thanked police and first responders for protecting the community. Cloverdale 91裸聊视频 Langley City Liberal MP John Aldag said Langley 91裸聊视频榟ad an evil inflicted91裸聊视频 on it, adding 91裸聊视频渨e need more, and we need more now.91裸聊视频

More photos from the Wednesday vigil may be viewed online at the .

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