Public memorial Saturday at city hall for Good Samaritan Yosif Al-Hasnawi
The mosque has also set up a trust account to help his family return his body to Iraq
The Al-Mostafa Islamic Centre will hold a public memorial on Saturday for Yosif Al-Hasnawi, the 19-year-old who police say was shot to death while trying to help an older man in a confrontation with two younger men.
The public is invited to gather at Hamilton city hall council chambers on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m.
The mosque is inviting family, friends and community members to pay respects to Al-Hasnawi, who was shot and killed last Saturday night.
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—@SamCraggsCBCAl-Hasnawi, a Brock University student, became involved in a confrontation, police say, between an older man and two people after he left his mosque near Main Street East and Wentworth Street South. He was shot by a handgun just after 9 p.m.
Over the past week, people across the country have expressed their disbelief in Al-Hasnawi's death. His funeral was held at the mosque on Tuesday night.
The mosque has also set up a bank account for donations to Al-Hasnawi's family to help with funeral expenses and returning his remains to their native Iraq. The remaining funds will be go a Brock University scholarship fund in Al-Hasnawi's name.
The fund is called the Yosif Al-Hasnawi Trust. It's at Scotiabank, branch transit number 55236, account number 55236 01194 15.
Hamilton Police Service arrested a second suspect in the homicide Thursday evening. Dale Burningsky King, 19, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
King appeared in court on Friday morning and was not granted bail. He will be represented by Owen Goddard from Breese Davies Law in Simcoe, Ont. Goddard told CBC News outside the courtroom he had no comments to give with regards to King's case.
King is due back in court on Dec. 20 by video.
James Anthony Robert Matheson, 20, of Hamilton, is also charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder.
A 55-year-old Hagersville woman was also arrested Thursday. Police initially said she was charged with accessory to murder after the fact, but on Thursday evening, Det. Sgt. Steve Bereziuk said she had not yet been charged.