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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.
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A has been started to try and raise approximately $13,000 to ship Carriere香蕉视频直播檚 body back to his family in Mississauga and pay for his funeral.
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