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Kin arrives to collect murdered sons
By MEGAN GILLIS, OTTAWA SUN
The families of two slain Chinese students are in Ottawa to plan their sons' funerals as police remain mum on the hunt for a killer.
The families of Algonquin College students Tailang Liu and Linhai Tian, both 20, arrived here from China Friday night, an official at the Chinese Embassy said yesterday.
Mourners held an informal vigil last night outside the locked Fullhouse Karaoke Tea Cafe where the young men were gunned down early Tuesday.
Between 20 and 30 people stood in the cold, lighting candles and incense, and leaving offerings of flowers, food and bottles of beer.
They'll gather again tonight at 8 p.m. outside the Somerset St. W. bar, carrying white flowers and white candles in accordance with Chinese funeral traditions.
After mourning tonight, people in the neighbourhood will seek answers about the tragedy tomorrow morning.
Amid frustration the gunman hasn't been caught despite a room full of witnesses, a Chinese community leader will press for more police officers who can speak their language.
Xing Zhong Huang, president of the Chinese Community Association, will meet with Mayor Bob Chiarelli and Police Chief Vince Bevan at 8 a.m. at the Great Wall Restaurant.
The meeting is to address neighbourhood concerns about the killings, but Huang also wants to pressure officials to hire more Chinese-speaking officers.
"For the Chinese community, we have to increase the number of police who can speak (Cantonese or Mandarin)," Huang said.
"Right now, they have 1,200 police. According to a policeman I met, three can speak Chinese."
Huang also wants to make sure there's no animosity between the Chinese community and their Vietnamese neighbours.
The owners of the teahouse, a popular hangout for foreign students, reported that a gunman, who appeared to be Vietnamese, opened fire after a dispute between patrons.
The shooting isn't believed to be gang-related.
COPS GATHERING LEADS
One of the owners of the teahouse said yesterday that while police have cleared the crime scene, he's putting off re-opening the business.
He's afraid the killer might return, putting staff and patrons in danger.
The man, who didn't want to be named, said police have told him that they're getting close to cracking the case.
Police have gathered more than 150 pieces of evidence, including shell casings, and interviewed many witnesses.
"We're still actively pursuing the file. We have lots of information to go through," Sgt Dave Shea said.
"We're keeping our cards pretty close to the chest."
Liu's family made the journey to Ottawa from the Chinese region of Nei Mongol and Tian's family travelled from Shenzhen.
They were resting in seclusion before making any funeral arrangements.
A member of the Ottawa police was with them.
megan.gillis@ott.sunpub.com
By MEGAN GILLIS, OTTAWA SUN
The families of two slain Chinese students are in Ottawa to plan their sons' funerals as police remain mum on the hunt for a killer.
The families of Algonquin College students Tailang Liu and Linhai Tian, both 20, arrived here from China Friday night, an official at the Chinese Embassy said yesterday.
Mourners held an informal vigil last night outside the locked Fullhouse Karaoke Tea Cafe where the young men were gunned down early Tuesday.
Between 20 and 30 people stood in the cold, lighting candles and incense, and leaving offerings of flowers, food and bottles of beer.
They'll gather again tonight at 8 p.m. outside the Somerset St. W. bar, carrying white flowers and white candles in accordance with Chinese funeral traditions.
After mourning tonight, people in the neighbourhood will seek answers about the tragedy tomorrow morning.
Amid frustration the gunman hasn't been caught despite a room full of witnesses, a Chinese community leader will press for more police officers who can speak their language.
Xing Zhong Huang, president of the Chinese Community Association, will meet with Mayor Bob Chiarelli and Police Chief Vince Bevan at 8 a.m. at the Great Wall Restaurant.
The meeting is to address neighbourhood concerns about the killings, but Huang also wants to pressure officials to hire more Chinese-speaking officers.
"For the Chinese community, we have to increase the number of police who can speak (Cantonese or Mandarin)," Huang said.
"Right now, they have 1,200 police. According to a policeman I met, three can speak Chinese."
Huang also wants to make sure there's no animosity between the Chinese community and their Vietnamese neighbours.
The owners of the teahouse, a popular hangout for foreign students, reported that a gunman, who appeared to be Vietnamese, opened fire after a dispute between patrons.
The shooting isn't believed to be gang-related.
COPS GATHERING LEADS
One of the owners of the teahouse said yesterday that while police have cleared the crime scene, he's putting off re-opening the business.
He's afraid the killer might return, putting staff and patrons in danger.
The man, who didn't want to be named, said police have told him that they're getting close to cracking the case.
Police have gathered more than 150 pieces of evidence, including shell casings, and interviewed many witnesses.
"We're still actively pursuing the file. We have lots of information to go through," Sgt Dave Shea said.
"We're keeping our cards pretty close to the chest."
Liu's family made the journey to Ottawa from the Chinese region of Nei Mongol and Tian's family travelled from Shenzhen.
They were resting in seclusion before making any funeral arrangements.
A member of the Ottawa police was with them.
megan.gillis@ott.sunpub.com
