Hussein, a member of Ottawa's Somali community, was one of more than 200 people at the Sept. 2 reception at the Infinity Convention Centre south of Ottawa's core. Farah Aw-Osman said it's a 'piece of crap' to claim that members of the Somali community aren't coming forward. It's insensitive, Farah said, suggesting Sutcliffe had politicized the shooting and that even mentioning the word gang was problematic. More money needs to be invested in mental health services and other tools to prevent violence, Farah said. We have to look at what the root cause is that this is happening so often within our community, Mohamud said.

Source: CBC News October 02, 2023 17:08 UTC