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Hundreds gathered at a Bells Corners Catholic church Thursday morning for the funeral of innocent teen Nick Hickey, who was run over and killed while out for a walk last week in a crime that has shaken the community.
Hickey’s grieving parents, brothers and sisters and the larger community gathered for what Father Brian Hennessey called an opportunity to pray for Nick, but also for those left behind to deal with his loss.
They were brought here because of “an act of evil,” Hennessey said. “Justice requires mercy.”
Hickey, 17, was out for one his regular walks through his Bells Corners neighbourhood on the evening of Jan. 17 when homicide detectives allege he was deliberately run over. The walks helped calm Hickey who had long dealt with behavioural issues. They were a saving grace for a boy who had struggled in school and life, but had started to find his stride, his family has said.
Police have since charged Guillermo Escobedo-Hoyo, a 37-year-old paralegal who lives just feet away from the fatal collision scene, with second-degree murder in Hickey’s death. The family’s grief has been worsened by the inexplicable circumstances that followed the alleged crime. Escobedo-Hoyo is alleged to have run through the neighbourhood naked before attacking an OC Transpo bus and demanding guns from startled neighbours. Police also believe he had hit at least one vehicle and a light standard before allegedly ramming his car into Hickey. The man now accused of murder was arrested naked inside someone else’s Jeep that same evening.
Hennessey said as much as it’s a choice to love, it’s also a choice to hate. It takes “strength and courage” to make a choice to honour Hickey and to choose peace.
Pallbearers carry in the casket with a “beloved son” bouquet of flowers on top. The funeral for Nick Hickey was held Thursday at St. Martin de Porres Church in Nepean.
In the midst of unbearable grief for Hickey’s family, there was an outpouring of community support. Volunteers organized everything they possibly could. Community members donated suits for Hickey and his brothers, businesses donated goods for a raffle that raised $8,500 to help cover funeral costs, and volunteers made a schedule to cook the family meals and walk Hickey’s support dog, Nico.
Others assisted with household repairs and preparing food for the reception after the funeral. An anonymous donor even covered the cost to fly Hickey’s older sister cross-country for the celebration of his life. Hickey’s brother works at Metro Snow and Ice and 11 trucks lined Old Richmond Road honking their horns and revving their engines as Hickey’s casket was loaded into a hearse.
A procession of snow removal trucks line the front of the church before the family arrive.
Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod said the entire Bells Corners community, which has also experienced a series of unrelated shootings in addition to the homicide, has gone through a lot in the last several weeks.
“We still want answers but the outpouring of support has been incredible,” she said. Macleod and city Coun. Rick Chiarelli are working with the Ottawa police, the mayor and others to bring a neighbourhood watch to the community.
Hickey’s family was able to send him off with dignity, thanks in large part to the support of everyone in the community, Macleod said.
“My heart goes out to them, especially his 11-year-old sister. It was heartbreaking to see,” she said.
“Tomorrow we can start planning the next steps of what we’re going to do for the community to make them feel safer and more secure.”
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Hickey’s grieving parents, brothers and sisters and the larger community gathered for what Father Brian Hennessey called an opportunity to pray for Nick, but also for those left behind to deal with his loss.
They were brought here because of “an act of evil,” Hennessey said. “Justice requires mercy.”
Hickey, 17, was out for one his regular walks through his Bells Corners neighbourhood on the evening of Jan. 17 when homicide detectives allege he was deliberately run over. The walks helped calm Hickey who had long dealt with behavioural issues. They were a saving grace for a boy who had struggled in school and life, but had started to find his stride, his family has said.
Police have since charged Guillermo Escobedo-Hoyo, a 37-year-old paralegal who lives just feet away from the fatal collision scene, with second-degree murder in Hickey’s death. The family’s grief has been worsened by the inexplicable circumstances that followed the alleged crime. Escobedo-Hoyo is alleged to have run through the neighbourhood naked before attacking an OC Transpo bus and demanding guns from startled neighbours. Police also believe he had hit at least one vehicle and a light standard before allegedly ramming his car into Hickey. The man now accused of murder was arrested naked inside someone else’s Jeep that same evening.
Hennessey said as much as it’s a choice to love, it’s also a choice to hate. It takes “strength and courage” to make a choice to honour Hickey and to choose peace.
Pallbearers carry in the casket with a “beloved son” bouquet of flowers on top. The funeral for Nick Hickey was held Thursday at St. Martin de Porres Church in Nepean.
In the midst of unbearable grief for Hickey’s family, there was an outpouring of community support. Volunteers organized everything they possibly could. Community members donated suits for Hickey and his brothers, businesses donated goods for a raffle that raised $8,500 to help cover funeral costs, and volunteers made a schedule to cook the family meals and walk Hickey’s support dog, Nico.
Others assisted with household repairs and preparing food for the reception after the funeral. An anonymous donor even covered the cost to fly Hickey’s older sister cross-country for the celebration of his life. Hickey’s brother works at Metro Snow and Ice and 11 trucks lined Old Richmond Road honking their horns and revving their engines as Hickey’s casket was loaded into a hearse.
A procession of snow removal trucks line the front of the church before the family arrive.
Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod said the entire Bells Corners community, which has also experienced a series of unrelated shootings in addition to the homicide, has gone through a lot in the last several weeks.
“We still want answers but the outpouring of support has been incredible,” she said. Macleod and city Coun. Rick Chiarelli are working with the Ottawa police, the mayor and others to bring a neighbourhood watch to the community.
Hickey’s family was able to send him off with dignity, thanks in large part to the support of everyone in the community, Macleod said.
“My heart goes out to them, especially his 11-year-old sister. It was heartbreaking to see,” she said.
“Tomorrow we can start planning the next steps of what we’re going to do for the community to make them feel safer and more secure.”
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