Paul Wynn含羞草研究社檚 niece Lenna Cook travelled from Kamloops with other family members for the memorial vigil on the first anniversary of the July 25, 2022 shootings in Langley City and Township.

含羞草研究社淗e was my favorite uncle,含羞草研究社� Cook told the Langley Advance Times.

含羞草研究社淗e was awesome. I loved him, I miss him terribly, and I can含羞草研究社檛 wait to see him again.含羞草研究社�

She was among the more than 200 people who attended the Tuesday afternoon vigil at the Vineyard Church in Langley City on the first anniversary of the shootings that claimed Wynn含羞草研究社檚 life, the life of Steven Furness.

On July 25, 2022, Jordan Daniel Goggin attacked and shot four people between midnight and 5:45 a.m.

Wynn and Furness were both killed, a woman was seriously injured, and another man was shot in the leg. Police shot Goggin shortly after the last attack, killing him.

In his remarks at the vigil, Pastor Leith White talked about the lack of services for homeless people.

含羞草研究社淭hey are indeed vulnerable, and were exceeding vulnerable last July,含羞草研究社� White commented.

White said addressing homelessness 含羞草研究社渞equires a community to respond, a community to engage [to be] a community that will determine that it is not acceptable that there are individuals without a shelter, without a home and unable to change their circumstances on their own.含羞草研究社�

White read a statement from the Wynn family that described him as a 含羞草研究社済ift,含羞草研究社� always there to help his parents without ever asking, and 含羞草研究社渁 terrific big brother.含羞草研究社�

At the time of his death, Paul was in recovery and showing signs of progress, his family said.

含羞草研究社淗e went from what would be described as rock bottom to writing amazing letters. Some of these letters were about what he went through in his years on the streets and how sorry he was for letting everybody down.含羞草研究社�

Stewart Furness, Steven含羞草研究社檚 father renewed his call for a new 含羞草研究社渓ow-barrier含羞草研究社� space for homeless people in Langley City, a call he said he has made in meetings with all levels of government, to no avail.

含羞草研究社淚t is a local problem, and a problem that is not being addressed, in my view,含羞草研究社� he said.

A year ago, Anita Soderberg, who works with the homeless in Langley City, called the shootings 含羞草研究社渉eartbreaking.含羞草研究社�

含羞草研究社淭oday is a very tough day because it含羞草研究社檚 like we含羞草研究社檙e living it over again,含羞草研究社� Soderberg told the Langley Advance Times on Tuesday.

含羞草研究社淔or me, it含羞草研究社檚 not forgotten, and we should never forget them.含羞草研究社�

United Churches of Langley social justice advocate Gillian McLeod closed the vigil with a prayer and a moment of silence.

含羞草研究社淲e are here to remember,含羞草研究社� she said, 含羞草研究社渢o honour the victims, the fallen and survivors.含羞草研究社�

More images from the vigil can be view online at the .

READ ALSO:

READ ALSO: