Rally to be held in Hamilton for man killed in police-involved shooting

The Rwandan Canadian community of Hamilton is expected to hold a rally outside of City Hall this evening for a man who was killed in a police-involved shooting last November.

Erixon Kabera, 43, was fatally shot on Nov. 9 by Hamilton police when they responded to a report at 1964 Main St. W from a tenant saying there was a suspicious person with a gun.

The rally comes after the Special Investigations Unit cleared the involved officers of any wrongdoing earlier this month saying the response from police was “reasonable under the circumstances.”

The poster promoting the event says “The Kabera family is deeply disappointed with the findings of and the lack of accountability.”

READ MORE: SIU clears Hamilton police of wrongdoing in death of Erixon Kabera

The SIU says officers saw Kabera coming toward them in a hallway in the building with what they believed was a handgun.

A pathologist confirmed that Kabera’s cause of death was consistent with the officers reports of firing multiple shots at the man.

The rally is scheduled for 6 p.m. today at 71 Main St. W.

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