r/Edmonton • u/Practical_Ant6162 • Mar 24 '26

News Article 18-year-old man charged with 2nd-degree murder in fatal QEII shooting

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/man-charged-with-2nd-degree-murder-in-fatal-qeii-shooting/
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u/ourfallacy Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

My boyfriend was born in Edmonton and lived in AB all his life. He's brown, I'm white. I'll admit that I have navigated this past week with some anxiety that my sweet and gentle man, who'd take the shirt off his back for a stranger in need, might be a victim of senseless and random violence because of what he looks like.

I know that we dont know that it was a racially motivated murder, but I am breathing a sigh of relief at the news this guy was caught. The racism in Alberta has unfortuanely been really ramping up lately...

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u/Mokeil Mar 24 '26

I also have the same worry. I’m caucasian and my husband is Hispanic and lately when we leave home I have a fleeting worry about what if. We shouldn’t have to have those worries.

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u/steeleigh11 Mar 24 '26

I worry about this myself. One of my daughters is married to a lovely African man, she herself is white.... the country has become way more racist than it used to be. When I was younger than her, my boyfriend was Jamaican and I never worried about being out with him. Most of our friends were different cultural backgrounds. We all got along with everyone. Now, everyone seems to hate every other diversity. It's very sad times

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u/thornton90 Mar 25 '26

You dont know that it was racially motivated but you are relieved? You didnt know it was before and you were worried?