By Emilie Hackett, Special to the Record – Multiple Muslim organizations are rallying together to coordinate a gathering in Sherbrooke in memory of those killed in the Jan. 29, 2017 mass shooting at the Grande Mosquée de Québec. The vigil will be held on Tuesday Jan. 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sherbrooke City Hall at 191, rue du Palais. On Jan. 29, 2017, an armed Canadian man entered the Grande Mosquée de Québec during prayer and opened fire on the attendees. Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzedine Soufiane, and Aboubaker Thabti were killed in the shooting. It was later revealed that the shooter, Alexandre Bissonnette had been known for his xenophobic, ultranationalist, and Islamophobic beliefs on social media and in school, when he attended the Université de Laval. See full story in the Wednesday, Jan. 23 edition of The Record.
Vigil to be held in memory of those killed in Quebec City mosque shooting
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