Holds meeting with police chief
By CLARA HO, SUN MEDIA
Thursday, December 18, 2008
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"He was a handsome, strong and always protective older brother," said Ibrahim, 23, her voice trembling.
"What hurts the most is that he protected me my whole life and in his time of need, he had no one."
Ibrahim, surrounded by her mother Fouzia and two relatives, joined family members of other slain Somali men at the Alberta Somali Community Centre last night to meet with police Chief Mike Boyd and seek answers to what the police have been doing in their investigations.
"I want to believe we made some progress ... I believe the doors are open for us to continue to talk and to work together," Boyd said.
The police have started working with the Somali community to organize initiatives, which include working with Somali youth around prevention, he added.
Ibrahim said she felt Boyd gave her hope and reassurance.
"We felt confident he'll stick to his promises to us," she said.
However, the mystery to why her brother was killed remains unsolved, she added.
"We don't know why he was killed," she said. "He was not involved in any drugs or gangs."
Ladan Osman, a relative of Ahmed Abdirahman who was shot dead on Dec. 2, said she has hope both sides can work together to solve these crimes.
"I just pray there are no more killings."
Source: Sun Media, Dec 18, 2008