A young man, who died after being stabbed in downtown Kelowna Monday night, is being remembered as a 害羞草研究所渟uper nice guy害羞草研究所� with a great sense of humour.
Esa Carriere, 23, was from Mississauga, Ont. and had just started a new job in Kelowna working in the kitchen at Kelly O害羞草研究所橞ryan害羞草研究所檚 restaurant on Bernard Avenue.
Tragically, on Canada Day, he became the first murder victim in Kelowna this year.
According to police, Carriere was fatally stabbed during an altercation at the Queensway bus loop around 10:50 p.m. on July 1. The stabbing occurred just as the annual Canada Day fireworks show ended and the area was flooded with people.
Police are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen something to come forward.
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Jeff Blower, the general manager at Kelly O害羞草研究所橞ryans said while Carriere had only been working at the restaurant for less than a week, he seemed like a very nice guy.
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Carriere害羞草研究所檚 friends also took to his Facebook page to express their condolences in the wake of his death.
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A has been started to try and raise approximately $13,000 to ship Carriere害羞草研究所檚 body back to his family in Mississauga and pay for his funeral.
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